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HISTORIC MOMENT — Naples and the Lake Region area celebrated the grand opening of
the new Bay of Naples Bridge last Friday. Festivities included speeches and a parade, which

included antique cars, as well as the Lake Region High School marching band. See more photos and stories inside this week’s edition. (Photo courtesy of Liz Moseley of Naples)

By Dawn De Busk
Staff Writer
NAPLES — Two female
friends — raised and schooled
in Naples, and now retired and
wintering ‘away’ — braved this
nation’s airports to return to
their town of origin for Friday’s
festivities.
Judy Macdonald and Marilyn
Broadhead booked their plane
trips north earlier than usual so
they could be in town in time

newly installed fire suppression
pipes.
“I usually come home in
June,” Macdonald said. “I flew
up earlier ‘cause I’ll never see
another one. I’ll never see another bridge built here.”
She recalled the small-town
gathering when construction
was completed on the Swing
Bridge in 1954.
“Oh, it was nothing like this,”
she smiled, turning her atten-

Out with the old, in with the new bridge
for the Bay of Naples Bridge
ribbon-cutting ceremony.
That afternoon as temperatures tipped in at 70 degrees with
a really pleasant lake breeze,
Macdonald sported a patriotic
outfit that might have been saved
for Fourth of July revelries.
But, Macdonald’s special
occasion clothes were freshly
unpacked from her suitcase
because she had been determined not to miss mid-May’s

opening of the new bridge.
“I just got in last night,”
Macdonald said as she exchanged
yet another happy ‘Hello!’ with
locals who knew her.
West of the two women, a
crowd of a few thousand people
gathered on the concrete arch
bridge for the first time ever.
Behind the multitude, water
sprayed both forcefully and
gracefully into the sky. That theatrical element showcased the

tion to the vintage cars crossing
over that rickety sea-foam-green
bridge.
“My nieces (Debbie Hansen
and Connie Eldridge) kept bugging me to come home for this,”
she said, adding that relatives
provided her with the details
of every ceremonious activity
planned for the ribbon-cutting
day.
Macdonald said the moment
she made up her mind to attend

Casco re-awards
revaluation bid
By Dawn De Busk
Staff Writer
CASCO — Public participation was strictly limited to
10 minutes by the time elected
officials had tackled some of
the tough and emotional issues
on the agenda, and the clock’s
hands lined up at 9:40 p.m.
However, this town’s residents had a liberal amount of
time to talk — because the
Casco Board of Selectmen spent
just shy of an hour in a closed
door executive session.
At the beginning of the evening, Chairman Barbara York
cited executive session pursuant
to 1M.R.S.A. subsection 405(6)
(E), which pertains to rules
regarding contract agreement
issues. Technically, contracts are
regarded like employment, and
by executive session policy are
treated the same way as personnel issues — not to be discussed
in public.
The vote to move into executive session was, 3-2, with
Selectmen
Mary-Vienessa
Fernandes and Ray Grant
opposed.
On Tuesday, when the board
emerged from its executive session, some of its members had
re-thought their votes that last
month awarded the revaluation
bid to a company that in the eyes
of many community members

had not done the job property
owners had hoped for.
In a turn of events, the board
voted to make null and void the
contract with John E. O’Donnell
and Associates. In the same
motion, the board backed the
hiring of Vision Government
Solutions for the property revaluation bid as well as a oneyear contract as the town’s
assessing firm.
According to a spread sheet
of the bid prices from four
companies, Vision offered to
do the property assessment job
for $218,500. (This amount
is almost $70,000 less than
O’Donnell’s bid.)
The room broke into applause
over the board’s reversal of decision. People said they favored
the lower cost, as well as starting fresh with a firm that did not
have a contentious past involving local landowners.
The new vote was, 3-2, with
Chairman York and Selectman
Paul Edes sticking by their guns
— going with the firm for which
they had originally cast their
vote.
Last month, the board majority had awarded both the revaluation job and a five-year contract
to O’Donnell.
Tuesday night’s turn of
events may very well have been
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School budget passes

Voters in Bridgton, Casco, Naples and Sebago went to the
polls Tuesday and approved, or validated, the $26,119,080
School Administrative District 61 budget passed by those who
attended last week’s budge meeting at Lake Region High School
in Naples.
Voters in Sebago turned down the validation, with 73 in favor
and 84 opposed, for an 11-vote difference.
The results, by town, are as follows:
Bridgton — 189 Yes, 73 No
Casco — 107 Yes, 62 No
Naples — 137 Yes, 49 No
Sebago — 73 Yes, 84 No
Overall, the combined vote of the four member towns was 506
in favor and 268 opposed, or a difference of 238 votes.

the bridge unveiling, she phoned
her longtime friend, Marilyn
Broadhead, who has a home in
Arizona. From there, the two
women sealed their plans.
During the ceremony, the two
friends were among a handful
of people who took the walk
(or jog or run) back down to
the old bridge to see up close
the first parade of vehicles that
passed over it. Then, they hiked
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Bigger
police
presence?

UNINHABITABLE, YET RENTED — In an August 2010 small claims court, a judge ruled
this house at 16 Walker Street to be “unfit for human habitation.” Yet its owner, Nelson Henry,
has had at least three tenants living there since the court ruling, according to neighbor Paulina
Dellosso. Bridgton Code Enforcement Officer Robbie Baker has not been able to get in touch
with Henry in order to get permission to inspect the building for code violations, according to
Selectman Bernie King. The current tenant, Dana Perry, who moved in two weeks ago with
several others, said the house needs some minor repairs, but “it’s nothing I can’t handle.”
Dellosso said sewage from inadequate plumbing is draining onto her neighbor’s property, and
that Henry should be taking care of maintenance issues himself, and not have his tenants “do
his dirty work.” Henry, a dentist living in Raymond, said it’s hard being an absentee landlord.
“I’m just not around to fix every little thing,” he said.
(Geraghty Photo)

By Lisa Williams Ackley
Staff Writer
HARRISON — Does the
Town of Harrison want to spend
just over $100,000, in order to
have both a full-time deputy
and a summer deputy?
Voters will answer that question and two others via secret
ballot, when they go to the polls
on Tuesday, June 12, which will
be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
that day.
The town has had the services of both law enforcement
officers — the fulltime deputy
and the summertime officer,
in the recent past. However,
the selectmen said that, due to
citizens’ concerns regarding the
overall cost of policing here,
they would let voters make the
decision as to whether or not to
have both.
The rest of the town meetPOLICE, Page A

Group targets substandard housing

By Gail Geraghty
Staff Writer
The same group of residents who banded together to
win passage of a Disorderly
Housing
Ordinance
for
Bridgton are now targeting the
problem of substandard housing and dangerous buildings.
The Bridgton Community
Crime Watch Committee met
May 16 to begin working on a
new ordinance that would give
local municipal officials more
power to go after property
owners who habitually violate
state laws governing building
standards and landlord-tenant
rules.
In so doing, they have the
strong support of at least two
selectmen — Bernie King and
Woody Woodward — as well
as Planning Board member Ken
Murphy and Health Officer

Faye Daley. King, Murphy and
Daley attended the meeting,
and Woodward e-mailed words
of support.
The crime watch group realized some time ago that the
Disorderly Housing Ordinance,
enacted in 2006, only addresses one half of the problem —
and that disreputable property
owners and landlords also need
to be held accountable.
“I’m tired of seeing landlords get away with abusing
and using people — people
who are economically disadvantaged,” said BCCW member Paulina Dellosso at the
meeting. “It seems our hands
are tied because we don’t have
a local ordinance.”
Crime Watch member
Kenton Courtois said he’s frustrated that it appears what state
laws do apply regarding build-

ing codes and dangerous buildings are not being enforced.
“We file these complaints again
and again and nothing happens, and we’re tired of it,” he
said. He said he’s made many
complaints about trash on the
lawn and excessive noise at a
rental property next door to his
home on Fowler Street.
Two landlords, Nelson
Henry and Anthony Numberg,
were repeatedly cited by the 15
or so people attending as being

the worst offenders. Henry
owns fivr residential rental
buildings, at 16 Walker Street
and 37, 396, 447 and 533 Main
Street. Numberg owns rental
housing at 33 Wayside Avenue,
3 Fowler Street and 342 Main
Street. Crime Watch members
say most of these addresses are
the source of constant complaints and police calls, as well
as complaints of no heat and
unsafe living conditions to
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Police coverage
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ing warrant (Articles 6 through 32) will be taken up at 6:30 p.m. on
Wednesday, June 13 at the Harrison Elementary School.
Articles 4 and 5 have been placed on the referendum ballot, at
the request of Edwin Rolfe Jr., who had offered to gather a petition,
instead.
Article 4 asks, “Shall the Town raise and appropriate $83,280 for
a full-time deputy?”
Article 5 asks, “Shall the Town raise and appropriate $20,093 for
a summer deputy?”
Both the Harrison Board of Selectmen and Harrison Budget
Committee are recommending a “yes” vote on Article 4 — to maintain having a fulltime deputy, while both are recommending a “no”
vote on Article 5 — not to raise and appropriate $20,093 for a summer deputy.
As to why they are recommending a “yes” vote to raise and
appropriate $83,280 for a fulltime deputy, the selectmen have stated
in writing on the annual town meeting warrant: “Article 4 & 5 have
been placed on the ballot at the request of a citizen. While this is not
typically the manner uses to vote on a fiscal budget item, the Board
recognizes it has been an ongoing topic of debate at the annual town
meeting. The ballot provides more people the opportunity to vote on
the topic of policing. The Board recommends maintaining the fulltime Deputy as the only policing alternative available at this time.”
Yet, the citizen initiative placed ballot questions regarding police
coverage also ask if a summer deputy is needed.
Explaining their reason for recommending a ‘no’ vote on Article 5
to raise and appropriate $20,093 for a summer deputy, the selectmen
stated, “Harrison’s population increases significantly in the summer months. For a number of years, Harrison has utilized a summer
officer for an additional 40 hours a week. Based on citizen concerns
regarding the cost of policing, the Board (of Selectmen) and Budget
Committee while recommending a ‘no’ vote, are leaving the decision
to each voter to determine if the additional 40 hours per week coverage is necessary.”
Police coverage adequate?
Near the end of the selectmen’s meeting on May 10, Town
Manager Bud Finch said that he has been in his post for a year now,
and has had the opportunity to look at the current police coverage the
town is receiving from the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office.
“This past year, I’ve had a lot of time to look at it (police coverage) — we’re at the remote end of the (Cumberland) county — these
are changing times,” said Finch.
Finch said the questions in both Articles 4 and 5 are simple, yet he
pointed out that “the explanation is much more complex for Harrison
and the move by the selectmen to put the question on the ballot as
requested is in hopes of a larger turnout to vote on the question than
the typical turnout at an annual town meeting.”
Asked for his views on the topic of police coverage here, Finch
stated, “This is a very complex question for a town like Harrison and
is more driven by the limited affordable options for a rural community located on the outskirts of the county.”
According to Finch, there are three basic ways to look at how
one would vote on these articles, “Is it about money and any amount
is too much,” “Is it about making sure we are getting our money’s
worth,” or is it about, “we don’t like or want police coverage.”
“My view is that Harrison needs a level of policing service and it
is my job to bring to the board, and ultimately the town, the options
available to provide the necessary level of effective, efficient and
affordable service,” stated Finch.
Finch pointed out that, in Maine, there are three levels of policing
services available — state, county and local.
“All have their values, pros and cons, for the communities they
serve,” said Finch. “With Harrison’s location, the best and most
affordable solution at this time is with the (Cumberland County)
Sheriff’s Office. We need to continue working with them and on
issues, as they arise.”
Currently, Harrison contracts with the Cumberland County
Sheriff’s Office for 40 hours per week of coverage by a fulltime
deputy. The summertime deputy position provides another 40 hours
per week of law enforcement coverage.
“The key issue for Harrison today is flexibility of hours to provide
the diverse coverage the current contract does not allow,” Finch said.
“This is a complex issue, due to the way contract service is provided
by the Sheriff’s Office, but it can be accomplished. The second issue
is having the service be more of a ‘serve and protect function’ than a
‘reactionary to a call service.’ A contract that better utilizes the contract time in a manner one would expect from their local municipal
department is necessary and can also be accomplished.”
Finch said further, “Harrison would be covered by the Sheriff’s
Department, with or without the contract for fulltime and summer
deputy coverage, but only in a reactionary manner. Having the contract service provides us with the ability to have a more local ‘serve
and protect service,’ by having the deputy assigned to Harrison for a
set number of hours.”
“If the voters in the town choose to vote against the contract
coverage then Harrison’s coverage will be the same as other towns
without contract service, ‘reactionary to the call,’” said Finch. “A
tough choice, but one for which the Board of Selectmen, the Budget
Committee and myself believe a ‘yes’ vote and continued pursuit of
improvements is critical.”
Other secret ballot articles
Other secret ballot articles being voted upon at the polls on June
12 include:
Article 2 — to vote on two people for selectman for three years;
two planning board members to serve for three years; one appeals
board member to serve for five years; and one School Administrative
District 17 school board director to serve for three years.
Article 3 asks, “Shall an ordinance entitled “Town of Harrison
Fireworks Ordinance” be enacted?

In honor of National Nursing
Week, John Ludwig, R.N. and
vice president of Administration
at Bridgton Hospital, announced
the 2012 recipient of the Winnie
R. Moore, R.N., Clinical Nursing
Award.
The 2012 winner is Lisa
Charette-Heroux, R.N., a member of the same-day surgery nursing staff.
The medical staff of Bridgton
Hospital determines the award.
Eric Gerchman, M.D., and president of the Bridgton Hospital
Medical Staff, made the announcement. Ms. Charette-Heroux was

presented an engraved commemorative Revere pewter bowl.
In addition, Leslie Hill, R.N.,
the 2011 Winnie Moore Nurses
Award recipient, handed down a
candle in a simple wood candleholder representative of Florence
Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing and the “Lady with
the Lamp.”
Ms. Charette-Heroux will have
her name added to the permanent
plaque located on the Kendal and
Anna Ham Inpatient Wing of the
hospital. A resident of Fryeburg,
she has been at Bridgton Hospital
since 2005.

Joins practice

Nancy Wright, Adult and
Family Nurse Practitioner, has
joined the Bridgton Internal
Medicine practice of Henry J.W.
Roy, III, M.D. and Christina
Owens, FNP.
Nancy joins Bridgton Internal
Medicine from ASAP Medical
Clinic in South Portland, a
healthcare facility providing
emergent and urgent health care
services. She is also currently
a Clinical Nursing Instructor at
CMMC College of Nursing and
Health Professions in Lewiston.
Previous to her position in South
Portland, she was the practice owner and Family Nurse
Practitioner of Island Health
Services, Peaks Island.
She received her bachelor
of science and master of science degrees in Nursing, as well
as her Adult Nurse Practitioner
and Family Nurse Practitioner
certifications, from Simmons
College in Boston. In 2010, she
was awarded her Doctorate of
Nursing Practice by Northeastern
University, Boston.
She is a member of the Maine

By Gail Geraghty
Staff Writer
Citing deficits already
incurred in the budget for legal
expenses, the Bridgton Board
of Selectmen voted Tuesday to
put off asking the town attorney
to research a local preference
ordinance for affordable housing
until the next budget year begins
on July 1.
The town asked Maine
Municipal Association to provide an opinion on whether an
affordable housing local preference ordinance would be legally
defensible, but “They wouldn’t
touch it,” said Town Manager
Mitch Berkowitz.
The reason, as stated
by MMA’s Legal Services
Department Assistant Director
Richard Flewelling, is that no
one on his staff has sufficient
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A May 8 letter from Gorham
Savings Bank Vice President
Daniel Hancock to the planning board has been included in
the microbrewery and taproom
application, stating, “This letter is to inform you that Mt.
Henry Brewing Company has
been approved for financing to
complete the project located at
48 Portland Road. The company
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HARRY BARKER’S EMPORIUM ANTIQUE GROUP SHOP

By Lisa Williams Ackley
Staff Writer
The Mount Henry Brewing
Company’s proposed microbrewery and taproom, to be
located at the former curtain
shop and ice cream stand property at 48 Portland Road, began
being reviewed by the Bridgton
Planning Board, this week.
The planning board reviewed
all of the 24 performance standards under the Town of Bridgton
Site Plan Review Ordinance,
deciding to postpone reviewing
those performance standards that
pertain to surface water drainage and protection from undue
water pollution until the town’s
code enforcement officer, Robbie
Baker, returns from vacation next
week. Planning Board Chairman
Steve Collins noted that the board
members do not have the expertise to determine whether or not
those two performance standards
have been met, but that the CEO
does.
Less than a dozen residents
attended the May 22 planning
board meeting, with most coming from the neighborhood that
surrounds the proposed brewery
and taproom — those who live on
Maple Street and Smith Avenue.
Co-applicant Angie Roux
apologized that her business
partner Robert Prindall could not
attend Tuesday night’s planning
board meeting, noting that the
soon-to-be father was at “the last
Lamaze class that happens before
her (his wife’s) due date.”

• The bridge has replaced the Naples’ Swing Bridge that was
built in 1954.
• The new bridge has a span of 80 feet as it crosses over Chute
River. By comparison, the old bridge was 93-feet long.
• The new bridge has a waterway clearance of 65 feet. By
comparison, the old bridge had a waterway clearance of 30 feet.
• The new arch bridge was designed by Maine Department of
Transportation Engineer Jeff Folsom. The design type is called a
closed spandrel concrete arch.
• The peak of the arch will be 12-feet and six-inches from the
water.
• Below the bridge, a 15-foot-wide walkway will have a clearance of eight feet.
• On both sides of the bridge, there will be five-foot-wide
sidewalks. Eight-foot-wide shoulders will separate vehicles and
pedestrians.
• The entire project — including bridge construction and
Causeway renovation — is estimated to cost $9.2 million. The
cost of the concrete bridge alone is around $2 million.
(Sources include a 2009 document entitled, The Naples Bay
Bridge and Causeway public meeting fact sheet and Maine
Department of Transportation Resident Engineer Craig Hurd.)
— D.D.

Town Manager:
‘Thank you to all’
Editor’s note: The following
is from a speech that Naples
Town Manager Derik Goodine
wrote and planned to present at the reception on the
Village Green following the
bridge opening ceremony last
Friday. As people approached
the Village Green, they were
conversing and introducing
themselves so Goodine decided he would not deliver the
speech at that time, but instead
send it to The News as a thank
you to all who attended the
historic event.
By Derik Goodine
Naples Town Manager
Thank you, to everybody
who attended this historic
event this past Friday. We had
some great speeches earlier
in the day, and thank you to
Deputy Commissioner Bruce
Van Note, Rep. Rich Cebra,
CRC Chairman Bob Neault,
and Selectman Robert Caron
for their speeches.
Who would have thought
I would be looking out at so
many faces this past Friday,
and seeing them altogether,
united and celebrating the
opening of our new beautiful
bridge. It was a long time in
the making, and it wasn’t without its problems in the beginning, although that seems so
far in the past now.
I think we have created
something that we are very
proud of. When we started this
project, many of us were worried about the hill that might
be where the bridge is. Some
of us worried more about the
hill we would have to climb to
garner support from the masses
for this project, in order to get
to the grand opening day. After
all, we have a committee and
subcommittees made up of a
myriad of people with different opinions. Could all these
people come to consensus on
what the bridge and Causeway
would look like, and would
we be united in our support
when it was completed was my
biggest worry as this project
began.
Any fear about public
acceptance is now allayed.
Hundreds of people came to
the historic opening event. The
scene was quite remarkable as
I walked from my office down
to the bridge.
We made it over that proverbial hill rather easily,
and the hill that is where the
bridge is, isn’t bad at all and
blends in really well with the
Causeway. You feel a majestic beauty from the top of the
bridge as you look out over the
lakes and the Causeway. The
Naples Causeway Renovation
Committee did an amazing job
of coming together to work
on behalf of the town to make
this the best project possible.
Thank you so much for your
dedication to this project. I can
say that this committee restored
my faith in community and
collaboration, and operated at
all times with respect for its
fellow members. I don’t think
any of us have everything that
we wanted, but I think what we
do have, we are all proud of.
This wasn’t just about building
a bridge, it was about mending
the community to bring sides
together, and this past Friday
the CRC felt that success.
I want to also thank Naples
Main Street where many of

the ideas incorporated into the
Causeway project were born
out of their visioning of a renovated Causeway, which started
seven years ago. I also want
to thank them for their help
in the development of the TIF
District, which is now paying
for the town improvements we
are making.
I also want to thank the
Naples Garden Club for their
work identifying trees and
plantings that will survive our
harsh winters.
I want to thank the Naples
Board of Selectmen for their
leadership on this project, and
the Naples taxpayers for their
support and patience during
the project. I thank our business community for their support, as well.
I want to thank my
Administrative
Assistant/
Secretary Barbara McDonough
for being there for me, and letting me vent at times, and for
her hard work on this project
too. I am looking forward to
her return to the office soon
enough.
I want to thank Nancy
Hanson, Kathy Sweet and
Barbara McDonough for
their work on organizing the
reception, which followed
the parade, and Vicki Toole
and Lake Region Caterers for
the making the reception first
class.
I want to thank Wyman and
Simpson, Kim Suhr and Jeff
Simpson especially, and their
crew and all of their subcontractors for their great work
and collaboration on this project.
I especially want to thank
the Maine Department of
Transportation, Lisa and Eric,
and especially, Craig Hurd, a
fellow Steeler fan I might add,
for putting up with myself and
the rest of us that are constantly visiting them, and for
answering our questions. If I
had a game ball, it would go
to Craig.
I also want to thank anyone
I am forgetting. Everybody
that has been involved in this
project deserves a great “thank
you.”
Friday was a very historic
day for the Town of Naples,
and I am so glad that so many
people turned out to celebrate it
and be part of history. Photos
from this day will surely be
displayed at some point in our
new town museum and be seen
and talked about for generations. While the new bridge
is a bridge to our future, the
museum is a bridge to our past.
Please think about joining the
Naples Historical Society to
help preserve our history and
our new museum.
The bridge grand opening
is only the beginning though.
The project is far from over.
We have green spaces to create and fill. We have fountains
to create and build. Public
art to create, and perhaps a
clock tower to build. We have
fundraising to do! The most
important thing though is to
keep dreaming and be creative.
The new bridge is a marvel.
Our goal is to transform the
Causeway into a marvel, as
well. It will be important, as
we move forward on the rest
of this project, to continue the
excitement and watch as we
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DAY TO REMEMBER — Naples ushered in a new era last
Friday with the grand opening of the Bay of Naples Bridge.
To celebrate the occasion, the town held a parade featuring antique cars as well as music performed by the Lake
Region High School band, depicted here in pictures taken
by Jim Medcalf of Bridgton. On left, Causeway Renovation
Committee member Barbara Donough holds her month-old
daughter, Reine Jo Beckwith, during the opening ceremony.
Naples Town Manager Derik Goodine wielded the magic scissors and cut the ribbon to officially open the bridge. The old
swing bridge was removed Tuesday night, putting the stamp
on a new beginning at the Causeway.

Community celebrates

SHARING THE MOMENT — Former Naples natives and
friends for 49 years, Marilyn Broadhead (left) and Judy
Macdonald share a moment together as the town-planned
parade passes over the new Bay of Naples Bridge on Friday
afternoon.
(De Busk Photo)

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back up to the new bridge to
be there for the onset of the
parade of wheeled wonders that
began with a 2012 azure-colored
jeep. Macdonald was particularly excited because a relative
of hers was among the people
seated in that picture perfect
automobile.
Both women agreed how nice
it was to see all their old friends
again — all in one place.
“This is nice,” Macdonald
said, waving at another face
from a familiar community, and
smiling broadly.
CRC Chairman Bob Neault
predicted that one (plenty of
smiles) when he provided his
speech as part the official opening.
“Today, you will see lots of
smiling faces,” Neault said.
“When you look out across
Long Lake and Brandy Pond,
you will know how much
thought and work went into that
bridge and the Causeway,” he
said.
Friday brought with it an
interval in which to bask in the
glory of a new bridge. It was
also an opportunity to commemorate the collaboration between
citizens, the state transportation
department, and the general
contractors and subcontractors
that made the project what it
was.
State Representative Rich

Cebra said in his speech that
one recent morning, he had been
sipping his morning tea and
glancing over bridge notes he
had written. He found himself
surprised that his memorabilia
of paperwork dated back to 2006
— when those discussions about
funding the project first began.
“We have done a phenomenal
thing for the Lakes Region,” he
said, adding that every person
involved should be proud of the
part they played in the project.
But, the real pride, he said, was
the finished product that people
were beholding and standing
upon.
Then, Cebra sent an invitation out to the crowd, who
heeded his words before he had
even articulated them, “Enjoy
this beautiful day on your new
bridge.”
The concrete arch bridge,
which was designed by MDOT
Engineer Jeff Folsom, has an
80 ft. span and offers boaters a
12.2-foot by 30-foot passage as
well as providing landlubbers
with a 15-foot wide walkway
under the bridge with an eight
-foot clearance.
According to the MDOT
Deputy Commissioner Bruce
A. Van Note, in a statement
that he most likely meant figuratively as well as literally,
the Bay of Naples Bridge “is
something bigger than yourself.”

Residents remark on bridge opening
By Dawn De Busk
Staff Writer
NAPLES — On Friday,
folks experienced the bliss
and necessity of brand-new
infrastructure and pristine
pavement.
After the ribbon-cutting
ceremony, that first flow of
traffic began to travel over
the Bay of Naples Bridge and
the slightly altered section of
Route 302 that crosses it.
The project — six years
in the making, if the publicinput and funding stages are
included — had its groundbreaking in October 2010.

A month earlier, the Maine
Department of Transportation
(MDOT) project had been
awarded to general contractor
Wyman and Simpson, Inc.
The primary goal was to
replace the 58-year-old swing
bridge. Another aspect of the
project was to re-create the
Causeway so it had the allure
of a destination zone.
“Now, people will stop
because they want to, not
because they are stopped in
traffic on the Causeway,”
MDOT Deputy Commissioner
Bruce Van Note said during a
speech at the ribbon-cutting

ceremony.
According to MDOT
Resident Engineer Craig
Hurd, the cost of the concrete
arch bridge alone is about $2
million.
The entire project has been
estimated at $9.2 million, he
said.
Hurd, whose office has
been located on the Naples
Causeway for the past two
years, said in the final week
before the bridge unveiling,
there was an enormous push
to finish putting in the curbs,
installing the guard rail and
stripping the nouveau road-

way.
The bridge opening event
was pulled off perfectly with
a little help from the sun, he
said.
“The weather was good.
Everything went well,” Hurd
said on Tuesday. “At the
beginning when we had the
ground-breaking, everyone
was excited it had finally The recently installed fire suppression pipes provide a stunstarted, but apprehensive. ning background as a crowd gathers and awaits the ceremony
We had to get from point A to unveil the Bay of Naples Bridge on Friday.
to point B. Now, they (residents) see what they (the
contractors) built.”
Residents remarked on
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do it. Bob Neault has allowed
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Raffle winner waxes nostalgic, claims clasp to change
lie, I was adamantly opposed,”
Connie Eldridge said, adding
an exclamation mark to the end
of her Tuesday night text message.
“I was one of the Save
the Bridge committee members. Even my kids and their
friends (would be) out there one
Saturday morning with signs
that read, ‘Honk to save the
bridge’ and ‘If it ain’t got that
swing, then it don’t mean a
thing.’ ” she said.

“Change is difficult, but
change is necessary,” Eldridge
said.
For the past month or more,
raffle tickets have been sold at
$5 each. Two names would be
drawn — one for the person
who would be in the last car
to drive over the old bridge
and another for the individual
who would occupy the leading
vehicle in a parade across the
newly unveiled Bay of Naples
Bridge. The raffle was held as

a fundraiser for the Town of
Naples’ portion of construction
costs, which are estimated to be
around $405,000.
On Friday, before Causeway
Renovation Committee Member
Bob Neault revealed the raffle
winners, he said, “The citizens
are ready to drive over solid
pavement again, and put behind
us the washboard dirt roads.”
Carmen
Caron
was
announced as the winner who
would sit in the last car to
cross over the 1954 bridge.
Then, Eldridge heard her name
called.
“When I found out I won the
raffle to the first ‘official’ car
to drive over the new bridge,
at first I didn’t believe it. Then
reality sank in, and I was so
excited,” she said.
“This would not mean as
much to a lot of people. But, to
me, it was one of the best things
that has happened to me in a
long time,” Eldridge said.
Her crusades to save the old
bridge were built upon childhood memories.
“I remember when I was a
kid, we would watch the clock
and ride our bikes down to
the swing bridge as fast as we
could to try to jump on and
ride the bridge while Buddy
Babb opened it for the boats
to go through. I also remember
when we used to be allowed
to jump off the bridge,” she
recalled.
“These days, there are too
many boats and way too much
traffic for that to be safe. Now
FIRST OFFICIAL CROSSING — Connie Eldridge, driving a convertible Jeep with her twin as I drive over this new bridge
daughters in the back, makes the first official crossing over the new Bay of Naples Bridge. and look down where the old
bridge is (or was), I think,
Photo courtesy of Jim Brake.

‘Wow, I wanted to save that?’ ”
“This new bridge is amazing, and I am so proud because
of this town,” she said.
“It bothers me when you
hear people complain about
the changes because there are
so many groups and committees that they could have been
part of to help make decisions
— maybe not about the actual

bridge design itself, but still
many other things from railings
to light poles to trash cans to
banners,” she said.
“Thankfully, there is a lot
more positive talk around town
than negative. I believe it’s not
too late to get involved. We still
have so much more to do, and
it continues to be exciting,”
Eldridge concluded.

CLOSED OFF — Following Friday’s parade across the old
and new Naples bridges, Wyman & Simpson, Inc. crew members posted a road closed sign in preparation for removal of
the old bridge.
(De Busk Photo)

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be sitting in the first vehicle
that drove across the new bridge
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much longer than that prestigious but short-lived ride across
the bridge.
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Our New Bridge — a time to reflect on
a New Beginning. It began with a plan,
involved hard work, became a vision,
a dream, and now a Beauty.
“Thank You!” to ALL who par ticipated
in this project, and a special thank you to
Atty. Bob Neault for his years of service,
dedication, and passion, and the
honor of Grand Marshall for our
Celebration Parade event.

Residents’ remarks
(Continued from Page A)
Friday’s opening ceremony, as well as the construction that
had been completed so far in Naples.
“This town did a good job. That was a beautiful ceremony.
My grandson, Tyler Plante, 11, of North Yarmouth, rode
in the passenger seat of my 1955 Ford Station Wagon. He
was taken out of school. The teacher was very reasonable
when she found out what he was doing during his time away
from school. It was the end of an era when we realized we
went over the old bridge. We are very pleased with the new
bridge,” said Sonny Berman, a Naples resident and business
owner.
“You know what I liked to see is when they put the trucks
with the aerial ladders and hung the American flag down
over the street. That was really neat. It was fun to see all of
our friends. It was a very local event. They did a great job
with that bridge. It couldn’t have been easy for those guys to
work in the weather. They did a great job,” said Pat Berman,
a Naples resident.
“I’ve been awestruck by the entire process. It has gone so
smoothly. It is actually an elegant design — being an artist,
I appreciate that. One of the highlights for me was in March
or April, when they started pulling the tiles away from the
bridge, and you could see how beautiful it was going to be.
Friday’s event was a culmination of a lot of hard work. It
was impressive to see a great turnout of the town’s people
and the camaraderie people showed by showing up and saying, ‘This is great,’” said Rob Brand, a Naples resident and
business owner.
“It went very well I thought. Yes, I enjoyed the whole
SEEING HISTORY MADE — People line the new Bay of Naples Bridge during last Friday’s grand opening ceremony. Also thing. It was pretty weird looking at the last car going over
in attendance was bridge designer, engineer Jeff Folsom of the Maine Department of Transportation (bottom, right).
the bridge and knowing that was it: The last car over the old
bridge and never again. Now, people are enjoying the new
road,” said Dan Allen, resident and business owner.
“I was personally impressed with the crowds, and also the
happy and proud faces. I loved to see the people scramble to
the new bridge rail to watch the old cars go over the bridge,
and then also see the happy faces as the band came around
and led the new cars across the bridge. I hitched a ride on
the back of the antique fire truck, and got to stand on the
back gripping the rail like the firemen used to do in the olden
days. It’s something I have always wanted to do. I am taking
the ride on the back of a fire truck off my ‘bucket list’ now,”
said Derik Goodine, Naples Town Manager.
“Overall, it was a terrific day. We had calm sailing with
the TV news crews, and had live coverage of the event.
The (Lake Region High School) band was great. One of
the moving moments I had was when my daughters sang
— they did an excellent job. The crowd of people that was
there was really a terrific showing, a terrific showing of support. Everyone was elated. It was touching to hear all the
positives. The attitude has continued on. I am still getting
stopped at the Post Office, or wherever I am; and people are
expressing how wonderful the event was and how happy they
are with the bridge. The frequent comment I get is: It seems
so natural like that is where the bridge should have always
been,” said Bob Neault, resident, business owner and chairman of the Causeway Renovation Committee.
To see live footage of the Bay of Naples’ ribbon-cutting
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Brewery project
(Continued from Page A)
has demonstrated adequate financial capacity to support the debt
service, and we look forward
to working with them on this
endeavor.”
As to the performance standards that pertain to “preserving
and enhancing the landscape” and
“relationship to surroundings,”
Roux said, “We don’t intend to
change any current landscaping
or plan on disturbing any landscaping or the buildings themselves.”
She noted that the 40- by 40foot microbrewery building to be
constructed will not be open to
the public.
The hours of operation for the
taproom will be noon to 8 p.m.,
and it will operate five days per
week, Roux said
When Planning Board member Dee Miller asked if the microbrewery building was intended to
look like a barn, Roux replied, “I
wouldn’t say it resembles a barn
— it’s 40 by 40 square...we’ll do
our best to make it flow with the
appearance of the (rest of the)
property. We won’t jump out with
big colors.”
Roux said the farmhouse and
former ice cream shop structure
will be painted a “light gray and
maroon red (will be used) for the
highlights (trim)” with red roofs.
No new lighting or signage is
anticipated either, said Roux.
“There are no major plans on
changing the look of the façade of
the buildings,” Roux said.
The Maine Department of
Transportation has determined the
microbrewery and taproom will
require an entrance driveway at
least 20 feet in width, in order to
receive an entrance permit from
that agency.
When
Michael
Daley
expressed concern that there may
be large trucks and tanker trucks
loading and unloading at the 48
Portland Road location, Board
Chairman Steve Collins, a professed home-brewer of beer, stated, “I’m a home-brewer — this
will be a seven-barrel brewery
— each barrel is 200 gallons,”
with no more than four or five
barrels.
“I envisioned a large brewery
like Anheuser-Busch has,” Daley
stated.
Roux said she anticipates having one box truck delivery per
month.
Collins noted that brewing beer
requires grain, to which Maple
Street resident Cynthia Gorman
said, “First it was going to be a
tasting room, and now a bar. And
grain equals rats — I don’t want
rats in my neighborhood.”
Amy Ober, who accompanied
Roux May 22, said they “will be
working with the Department of
Agriculture” to meet its regulations.
Miller pointed out that the proposed microbrewery and taproom

must comply with state regulations and laws that oversee these
types of businesses.
“It’s not as wide open as people might think,” said Miller.
“We have always said 30
seats,” Roux said.
As to whether a surface drainage study by a licensed engineer
will be required at the microbrewery property or not will be
determined when CEO Baker
returns to work next week, and
the matter will be discussed further at the planning board’s meeting on June 5.
Gorman expressed her concern about surface water drainage in that area and she said it
affects other neighbors’ properties as it drains toward Stevens
Brook. Bonnie Trafford, who
resides on Maple Street, also had
concerns about the surface water
in the area affecting neighboring
properties.
Public Works Director Jim
Kidder noted that a culvert was
put under the road about 20 years
ago.
“That whole area (from
Morning Glory Diner on Portland
Road back toward Maple Street)
is very wet,” Kidder said.
“We are prepared to meet
with Rob when he comes back,”
said Ober. “We can have a study
done.”
Referring to the drainage
study, Chairman Collins said the
planning board does not intend
to “put anyone to (bearing) an
undue cost, but we want to do
this right.”
“Okay, I think we’re (the planning board) in substantial agreement with the applicant on everything but Items 5 and 13 (surface
water drainage and protection
against undue water pollution),
so I’d entertain a motion to table
those until our next regular meeting on June 5,” Collins said.
The board expects to have
CEO Baker’s determination on
how those two performance standards may or may not impact
consideration for planning board
approval by their June 5 meeting
date.

Legal advice on local preference must wait

(Continued from Page A)
background or expertise to
advise the town — if Bridgton
enacted such an ordinance, it
would be the first of its kind in
the state.
Anne Krieg, Bridgton’s
Director of Planning, Economic
and Community Development,
said in a memo that there was
an affordable housing project
in Bar Harbor, where she last
worked, that administered local
preference, “but it was the choice
of the (Maine State) Housing
Authority to do it that way and
not by local ordinance.”
The Community Development
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of Greg Sanborn Fund (below). In photo are sophomores Seth Benoit and Sullivan Briggs
presenting the gift to Kim Barton Newton of Denmark (cousin of Greg Sanborn) and Ellen Benson Guilford-Chairman of The
Friends of Greg Sanborn. Top, Greg receives a big hug from a former classmate; (top right) Taylor Newton of Denmark gives
a thumbs up after a stem-cell match test; (bottom right) Greg is pictured with former babysitter Rena Gallagher.
Friends, family, neighbors, co-workers and strangers came out in record numbers over the weekend to support 46-year-old
Greg Sanborn, a Fryeburg native and Chief Deputy with the Maine Warden Service, battling T-cell lymphoma. A benefit supper and auction was held on Saturday night with a stem cell match donor drive taking place on Sunday, both at the Fryeburg
Academy gym. Over 500 people showed up to eat and bid on auction items on Saturday night. Over 200 people arrived at
the gym on Sunday to become possible life-saving stem cell matches for Sanborn. Whether or not a match is found, all those
tested will be entered in the world-wide donor bank and if matched will be available to help others in need. The group, “The
Friends of Greg Sanborn,” a three-week old committee led by Ellen Benson Guilford was very pleased with the results of the
benefit events. “The whole community came out to save someone’s life. I’m amazed and just so proud. Greg was not only supported by his friends, colleagues and classmates but by those of his parents and family as well. This small community is very
supportive. Saturday night was huge. People were there who hadn’t seen each other in 30 years. It was so great that Greg was
there too. He has been very sick and we weren’t sure he could be there — but it seemed to me he got energy from the rest of
us. His color improved as the events went on. He was sitting on a cooler talking to people and laughing and telling stories with
old friends. It truly felt like we were giving him life,” she said. In three short weeks, $28,000 has been raised and over 200
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selectmen of a local preference
ordinance for affordable housing earlier this month. Krieg,
in a memo to Flewelling, said
she has worked with the socalled 40B law in Massachusetts
that allows a percentage of a
subsidized project’s units to be
reserved for local residents, with
municipal employees and teachers included.
“I do know this empowerment and it has worked very
well to give a great benefit to
the municipality, so I support
the concept,” Krieg wrote. With
40B, she said that in return for
allowing local preference, the
developer “gets an increase in

density, not otherwise allowed
in zoning, so they can build
affordably and hold a (certain
percentage) profit.”
Bridgton doesn’t have density requirements other than those
that apply to parking, she noted.
She asked whether Bridgton
would be therefore violating
the Fair Housing Act by possibly “penalizing an applicant for
their funding source that another
private developer of multi-family units with usual bank financing would have to do. The Fair
Housing Act says a municipality
cannot discriminate based on
financing.

Avesta Housing, Inc. has
secured three sources of funding for its proposed $4 million, 21-unit affordable housing
project in Pondicherry Square.
One of those funding sources
is federal Rural Development
money; another is low income
tax credit financing from the
federal Housing and Urban
Development. Both sources are
administered by Maine State
Housing.
Krieg said in her memo that
HUD allows local preference
for persons who are homeless or
have been involuntarily displaced.
Maine State Housing allows a

preference system for Section 8
vouchers as well, she noted.
“So, if HUD allows local
preference in Section 8, can
we?” Krieg asked.
Since MMA cannot answer
those questions, selectmen on
Tuesday realized they would
need to, once again, employ
the services of Town Attorney
Richard Spencer, who has spent
a significant amount of time
advising the town on how to
proceed with its appeal of the
Department of Environmental
Protection’s conditional order
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in. Crowell said her landlord, Nelson Henry, promised to
clean up the basement, which was filled with former tenants’ belongings that got wet, but never did. A judge ruled in
her favor when Henry took her to court for refusing to pay
rent, saying Crowell had proven that the home was “unfit for
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from October of 2009 to the summer of 2010. “The wiring was
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Judy Crowell, a projectionist
at the Magic Lantern Theatre in
Bridgton, said she lived through
a nightmare for nearly a year
after agreeing to rent the house
at 16 Walker Street in Bridgton,
with her 17-year-old daughter
and a friend, in October of
2009.
The cellar was a sodden
mess from pipes that had burst
before she moved in, soaking the discarded belongings
of former tenants. The stove
and refrigerator didn’t work,
and she had to use her own
money to replace the appliances. Her landlord, building
owner Nelson Henry, promised
her he’d clean up the basement
and repair the appliances, and
she believed him.
She wishes now that she
hadn’t been so understanding.
Henry, for his part, said it
was Crowell who “let things
slide,” and that she was “painting a pretty bad picture” of
conditions at the home. He said
he had a reliable maintenance
man at that time who tried to
respond to her concerns. “Judy
was actually a pretty good

occupant at first, but the last
few months got weird,” Henry
said.
Conditions at the home just
got worse, Crowell said, to the
point where sewage began backing up in the bathtub because of
a clog in the drain. Henry’s
answer was to unhook the piping for the weekend and then
not tell her about it, she said,
which dumped raw sewage into
the cellar when she flushed the
toilet. Her brother-in-law, an
electrician, discovered that an
extension cord was being used
to connect wiring in the walls,
and that the porch light didn’t
always work, suggesting faulty
wiring.
“Nelson told me he was
going to fix everything,”
Crowell said, and as a single
working mom, the idea of packing up and moving again was
just too overwhelming. “So I
kept waiting, and doing things
on my own,” she said.
Crowell said she took 10
truckloads of dirty, wet junk
from the cellar to the dump, and
avoided the cellar as much as
she could. “It was so disgusting
to me. It smelled, even at the
beginning,” said Crowell.

She had Code Enforcement
Officer Robbie Baker and
Fire Chief Glen Garland come
inspect the house, and she said
they told her to arrange for an
electrician to make electrical
repairs. “I don’t understand why
the CEO couldn’t have taken
more action,” said Crowell.
Baker was on vacation this
week and was unavailable for
comment.
Crowell also called the State
Fire Marshall’s office, and was
told someone would come to look
at the house. “Things happened,
and he never came out,” she said.
Finally, after the sewage
backup incident, she’d had
enough. She stopped paying
rent in April, 2010, and, in
August of that year, Henry took
her to court in order to have her
evicted.
Crowell turned the tables on
Henry, showing up in Bridgton
Ninth District Court with photos that convinced Judge Keith
Powers that the house was “unfit
for human habitation,” under
the Maine landlord-tenant law.
But because the court was hearing an eviction proceeding, the
ruling applied only to the status
of Crowell’s tenancy, and not to

laws governing habitable property. Crowell was excused from
paying rent, and she moved in
with her mother in Harrison
soon after.
Crowell said she consulted
Pine Tree Legal Services, and
considered filing her own lawsuit, but decided against it once
Henry began eviction proceedings. Proving a place is unfit
for human habitation is “really
hard to do,” said Crowell, and
would take money and time she
did not have. She said at first
the judge didn’t want to listen
to her reasons for not paying
rent, but once he did listen, she
said, “He was mortified at what
I had to live with.”
Crowell is aware some people might shake their heads
and wonder why anyone would
move into a house with so
many problems, or stay there
for any length of time with the
problems unaddressed. To that
she said, “I was a single mom,
paying just about everything
I made for rent. It’s hard, it’s
really difficult. Living there
was just ridiculous. I don’t
think he could ever pay me
what he owed me in terms of
distress.”

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pushed into play by the people who showed up and spoke
at a meeting two weeks ago.
Audience members expressed
their concerns about the town
spending money on the firm that
had disappointed them when it
took over a revaluation that had
been half-completed in 2007.
Not to mention O’Donnell was
the highest bidder, people had
pointed out.
Residents did not keep quiet.
They did not keep quiet when a
citizens’ signature referendum
passed at town meeting. And,
residents did not stay hushed
about any displeasure over the
bid being handed to O’Donnell
with a 3-2 vote on April 10.
When Tuesday’s executive
session wrapped up, the swing
vote was held in Selectman

Tracy Kimball’s hands, and
she made her change of heart
known.
“A lot of things have happened in the past two weeks.
We have decided to not accept
the contract for O’Donnell,”
Kimball said, offering up the
new motion.
Following the vote, Kimball
said, “I just wanted to say this.
I want to tell Mike and John
O’Donnell that in no way do
I have any less confidence in
them than I walked into the
building this evening.”
“I do not want to set you up
for a project that may not be
completed reasonably — since
many people in the community
may be unwilling participants,”
she said.
“I’ve received a lot of feedback in the form of emails and
letters,” Kimball said, stressed

the word ‘feedback’ as though it
was not all positive comments.
She asked if Bob Levesque
was present, and people shouted
that he was still out of state.
So, she said he could probably
watch the video, and turned to
the camera.
“Mr. Levesque, I don’t appreciate your bullying tactics,”
Kimball said.
As happened a few years ago,
the selectmen had received communication from Casco summer
resident Levesque. The correspondence stated that a recall
was an option for those seated
officials who made erroneous
decisions regarding the awarding
of the property revaluation bid.
“My decision is in the best
of interest of the community,”
Kimball said. “So, don’t think

you bullied me into my decision-making process.”
On Wednesday morning,
Town Manager Dave Morton
said, “The selectmen made the
decision they thought was appropriate. And, the board members
had been struggling with it for
awhile.”

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Daley, the health officer.
“The slumlords know how to skirt the laws, and they prey on
people who can’t afford to rent elsewhere,” said Dellosso. “It’s
time to really, really hold (landlords) accountable.”
Numberg was unavailable for comment. Henry, reached by
phone on Tuesday, said it has been difficult for him to maintain being an absentee landlord. He is a dentist and resident of
Raymond whose work requires travel throughout the state.
“I’m just not around to fix every little thing,” Henry said.
If and when he is informed of a major problem, he hires local
contractors to perform repairs — but acknowledges he doesn’t
always address minor issues.
“It’s hard to get a handyman for the little things,” Henry said.
“Good help is hard to find.” And he points out that state law
favors tenants in disputes, and that evicting a problem tenant is
often a lengthy and expensive process.
“Sometimes, the occupant can paint a really bad picture” to
officials about a property’s condition, in order to gain their own
advantage, Henry said. When, he said, the problem is the result
of tenant negligence and vandalism. “I want to get rid of the
deadbeats” as much as anyone, he said.
Substandard residential housing isn’t the only problem, said
Crime Watch member Kenton Courtois. Unaddressed code violations exist in older commercial buildings as well, he said, citing
an incident in which he stepped through the floor as structural
supports gave way inside a downtown store. King said selectmen rely on state law in addressing dangerous buildings, which
requires the town to file a claim in Superior Court, and can be
drawn out and costly. It took the town 2 ½ years to demolish an
unsafe house on North High Street that had been gutted by fire.
A local ordinance could assess fines without a court ruling until
problems are addressed, he said.
Daley said she, along with Code Enforcement Officer Robbie
Baker and Fire Chief Glen Garland, inspected a complaint of
bed bugs at the six-unit apartment building at 396 Main Street
around a month ago and found several safety violations. On the
third floor, there was no fire escape; on the second floor, boxes
and debris blocked egress in the hallway, Daley said.
The oil tank at 396 Main ran dry during the winter of 20102011, and Daley said despite repeated attempts, she was unable
to reach Henry. The town put 100 gallons of oil in the tank and
gave the tenants electric heaters, telling them to shut the doors
and live in one room. She later found out Henry was vacationing
in Mexico.
“I have tried and tried and tried, and I can never get him,”
Daley said in a later phone interview. “I shouldn’t have to chase
people down like this.”
Asked why he didn’t provide oil to the tenants at 396
Main Street, Henry said, “I probably just didn’t have enough
money.”
King also said Baker has had no luck reaching Henry to get
permission to inspect 16 Walker Street, which was declared
uninhabitable by a judge during a 2010 eviction proceeding (see
sidebar to this story).
Daley works part time and averages around five to six calls a
month for such complaints as mold, raw sewage, foul well water,
unsafe front steps and floors caving in — the latter especially
common with older mobile homes. Mobile homes “do have a
life, and a death — they just wear out,” she said.
If she finds something really dangerous, Daley said she’ll go
to the town manager for further action. But most of the time, her
options are limited, she said. “I usually tell them to move.” She’s
aware that it’s not uncommon for tenants to lodge complaints
about the same time their rent is due, so they won’t have to pay.
“A lot of issues contribute to this,” she said of the substandard
housing problem. “One of them is unemployment, and another
is drugs. There’s a lot of tentacles to this thing.”
In his e-mail to the Crime Watch group, Woodward said he’s
been concerned about substandard housing in Bridgton for many
years.
“Many of the ‘kids’ I’ve hired in the past have told me horror
stories of their apartments. When I asked why they didn’t report
the violations to the town’s CEO, they said they didn’t know
of any other places they could rent that were affordable,” said
Woodward.
Woodward said he doesn’t want Bridgton to become a “center for slums,” but added, “I do realize that many younger and
older folks in our community need clean, safe housing that’s
available at a reasonable rental rate.”
Courtois has been researching model substandard housing
and dangerous building ordinances around the country, and has
found several that could serve as a model for Bridgton. Selectman
King told the group they ought to get to work on it soon, if they
wanted to have it considered by voters this November.
Ten members of the BCCW agreed to serve on a subcommittee to draft the ordinance for consideration by selectmen, and are
currently working to inventory properties in town that may be
considered substandard.
“This is way overdue,” said Murphy.
Added Nelle Ely, who said there are substandard housing
issues near her home on Portland Road, “I know young people
need housing, but that does not justify putting them in firetraps.”

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May 24, 2012, The Bridgton News, Page B

Casco Farmers’ market opens today Harrison book and
handmade primitive décor and
much more.
At each of the Thursday
markets, there will be a weekly
giveaway and one lucky shopper will win an item that has
been donated by one of the

McLaughlin Garden
events May 25-28

A photographic exhibit
of native plants and pollinators borrowed from the New
England Wildflower Society
will be on display.
There will be a sale of perennials including McLaughlin
originals and the gift shop will
be open.
Donations will be accepted
to help maintain the historic
property.
Other upcoming events
include a bus trip to Tower
Hill Botanic Garden in
Massachusetts and Fuller
Gardens in New Hampshire on
June 16.
A container-planting workshop will take place on June 7
at 5:30 p.m. at Winslow Farm
in Falmouth with carpooling
from the garden.
Further information on both
activities may be obtained from
the McLaughlin Garden at 743- This spring people have been enjoying all the colorful flowers
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Get your space ready for summer
There’s no better place than
your own backyard for relaxing, entertaining and enjoying
the outdoors.
And, there’s no better time
than summer to spruce up your
space.
If you’re looking to upgrade
a humdrum yard into something
special, here are some things to
consider:
Comfort. Trees and awnings
aren’t just great adornments for

your yard; they provide much
needed shade for you to sit outdoors comfortably and safely.
Avoid summer mosquito
bites by placing birdbaths and
other standing water structures
far from lounging and eating
areas. Install LED yard lighting
for night, which is less likely to
attract mosquitoes than incandescent lights.
Safety. When planning your
space, make safety a top prior-

to three times the width of the
root ball. Do not dig deeper
than root ball depth. Make the
sides of the hole slant gradually
outward.
For bare-root trees, neatly
cut away any broken or damaged roots. Soak the roots for
a few hours prior to planting to
allow them to absorb water.
Container-grown
trees
should have the plastic or metal
containers completely removed.
Carefully cut through any circling roots. Remove the top
half of pressed peat/paper containers.
Balled
and
burlapped
(“B&B”) trees should have all
of the ropes cut. Pull the burlap
at least one third of the way
down. Slit remaining burlap to
encourage root growth. If in a
wire basket, cut away the top of
the basket.
PLANTING, Page B

Maine Arbor Week is here
(May 20-26) so grab a shovel
and plant a tree. But wait…
Before planting a tree, make
sure you know how to do it correctly, advises the International
Society of Arboriculture (ISA).
How a tree is planted, and
initially maintained, makes all
the difference in the world. Too
many people are content to simply plant a tree, but don’t ensure
that the tree has the chance to
go on to live for many years.
“Planting a tree is making an
investment in the future,” said
Sharon Lilly, ISA Educational
Director. “You must care for
and nurture your young tree so
that it will pay dividends for
years to come.”
There are a few simple tips
to remember when planting
your tree this spring:
Prepare the perfect hole
for planting. Dig the hole two

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ity. Since evenings are prime
time for summer entertaining,
lighting is an essential safety
measure.
Start by considering where
you need to increase visibility. Choose post-mounted lanterns near driveways and wallmounted lanterns next to doors
for ease of access and to welcome guests. If underground
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For more information or to
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SOUTH PARIS — Memorial
Day weekend in the Oxford
Hills means lilac time at the
McLaughlin Garden in South
Paris.
The historic garden started
by Bernard McLaughlin in
1936 includes about 125 early,
middle and late-season blooming lilacs. Although lilacs
began to bloom early this year
due to the warm spring, recent
cool weather has extended the
bloom. Late bloomers should
continue the display for several
weeks.
The garden is normally open
from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. The Lilac
Festival with additional programming and tours will take
place from May 25-28 from 9
a.m. to 4 p.m. for visitors to
experience the sights and scents
of lilacs. Scheduled are talks on
lilac care at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Guided tours of the garden take
place at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.

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vendors.
The farmers’ market provides
an excellent opportunity for the
HARRISON — The Friends
buyer to meet the producers
of
Harrison Village Library
and exchange information, and
invite
you to their annual
in many instances, establish a
Book,
Bake
and Plant Sale on
relationship.
Saturday, June 2, from 9 a.m. to
noon at the library on 4 Front
Street, Harrison. There’ll be
lots of healthy plants to brighten your garden, baked goodies
to satisfy your sweet tooth, and
gently used books to enjoy in
your beach chair.
Donations of plants and
baked goods are very welcome

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The market vendors offer
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Getting ready for summer
ty, consider planting a flower
garden to attract butterflies and
humming birds.
The interplay of light and
shadow adds magic to the night.
By carefully placing accent
lights at upward or downward
angles and using wall wash
lighting, you can silhouette trees
and direct shadows. Capture the
nighttime loveliness of water
features like ponds with LED
lights specially built for underwater illumination. For best
results, consult a landscape
lighting expert.
Energy savings. Don’t let

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Plant the tree. Gently place
the tree in the hole. Partially
backfill with the soil from the
hole, water to settle the soil,
then finish back-filling the hole.
Tamp the soil gently, but do not
step on the root ball.
A few pointers. While you
may have finished planting,
Arbor Day aficionados should
remember these final touches:
• Remove tags and labels; do
not stake unless the tree has a
large crown or the planting is
situated on a site where wind or
people may push the tree over.
• Stake for a maximum of
one year;
• Prune only the damaged
branches;

• Soak the soil well, making sure no air pockets form
between roots. Wait until next
year to fertilize.
• Spread two inches of
mulch over the planting area,
but do not place it up against
the trunk.
• Be sure the root ball has
plenty of water throughout the
year.
Anyone with questions
regarding choosing the right
tree or proper planting and
maintenance is advised to contact an ISA Certified Arborist.
For additional information
on planting and other tree care
topics, or to find a local ISA
Certified Arborist, visit www.
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SOUTH PARIS — Learning
how to propagate plants is
a skill gardeners can use to
improve their gardens. At the
McLaughlin Garden in South
Paris, Chief Horticulturist
Kristin Perry teaches volunteers how the plants can be
increased to plant elsewhere.
Dividing plants also makes
them bloom better.
Throughout the growing
season, the garden offers a
Power Propagator program,
designed to teach volunteers
important skills while at the
same time helping to maintain
this historic public garden.
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CENTER LOVELL MARKET is welcoming all kinds of changes, including new manager
Sheree Kendrick.

Check out all the ‘new’ at
Center Lovell Market

CENTER LOVELL —
Everyone is welcome at the
“new” Center Lovell Market
— where manager Sheree
Kendrick is intent on making
sure that locals and visitors
alike will be pleased to the
point they will want to come
back, again and again!
“I know that if we offer
what the local residents want,
they will support us throughout
the 42 weeks of the year that

aren’t July and August,” said
Kendrick.
Promotional Tasting
Kendrick and her staff at
Center Lovell Market would
like to invite everyone to a promotional tasting on Saturday,
May 26 from 5 to 7 p.m. There
will be free samples from the
Center Lovell Market kitchen, as well as free samples
of Tuckerman’s Brewery beers
and Boar’s Head meats.
Saying “customer service
and convenience” are the keys
to success in any business venture, Kendrick noted that a
new menu, expanded hours of
operation, fully stocked grocery
shelves and homemade food
“will start the renaissance at
Center Lovell Market.”
The Center Lovell Market
— which also offers gasoline,
groceries and beer, wine and
liquor — is a great place to
stop for good food served at an
18-foot-long slab of native pine
milled and finished by Home
Grown Lumber.
“Right now, we are building a comfortable counter
where folks can sit, elbow to
elbow, and enjoy the new menu
and each other’s company,”
Kendrick said. “My focus with
the Center Lovell Market, is
for it to be the favorite gathering spot of locals and tourists
alike.” Kendrick said she considers the Center Lovell Market
to be “an old school country
store and meeting place.”
Locally grown plants, pro-

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electrician or experienced landscape lighting contractor.
For deck stairs or terraced
paths, don’t forget step lights to
aid in navigation.
And, thoroughly check outdoor railings, steps, decks and
porches to make sure they are
steady and that no nails or
boards have come loose.
Beauty. Your yard is an
extension of your home, so
don’t let design and style fall
by the wayside when planning
its look.
For a touch of natural beau-

duce and art will also be for
sale.
“Every kind of catering will
be available — from an elopement breakfast for two to a
clambake for 100,” Kendrick
said. “The menu is Locavore
— local plants, flowers, meats
and cheeses.” Gifts by artists
and craftsmen from the Mount
Washington Valley are for sale,
too.
“Because we want to support
and be supported by the locals,
we will order any product that
a regular patron requests,” said
Kendrick.
Kendrick was born in North
Conway, N.H. and has lived in
Lovell, since 1992, when she
purchased the farmhouse on the
third tee of the Lake Kezar
Country Club off Route 5 and
opened Ebenezer’s Pub in the
barn. Last summer, Kendrick
and her partner reopened the
Pleasant Point Inn Restaurant to
rave reviews.

Girl Scouts
open house
The Girl Scouts of Maine
will be hosting an open house
on Sunday, June 10 from 1 to
4 p.m. at Camp Pondicherry in
Bridgton, as one of their four
camp properties where open
houses will be taking place.
Families are invited to the open
house to see for themselves
what camp is all about.
The families will take a
walking tour of the grounds,
meet some of the camp staff
and learn about the Girl Scouts
of Maine traditional, skillsbuilding camp program, as well
as specialty camp offerings.
“Our day and resident
camps are open to Girl Scouts
and non-Girl Scouts alike,”
said Anne Randall, Girl Scouts
of Maine Camping Services
Director. “Hundreds of girls
return to our camps every summer, and hundreds more join
us for the first time...We provide children with a safe place
to live, work and play, while
encouraging values, independence and respect for the environment.”
Driving directions, and
complete camp program information can be found at www.
girlscoutsofmaine.org, or call
1-888-922-4763.

Police & court

Bridgton Police blotter
These items appeared on the
Bridgton Police Department
blotter (this is a partial listing):
Tuesday, May 15: 7:39
p.m. A police officer responded to a report of juveniles
throwing rocks at a house on
Walker Street.
Wednesday, May 16:
10:03 a.m. A police officer
responded to a report of suspicious activity where a male
subject was lying in the breakdown lane near the intersection of Route 302 (Portland
Road) and Burnham Road.
3 p.m. Kori J. Olsen, 44,
of East Boston, Massachusetts
was charged with the following
crimes that allegedly involved
a victim who resides on Main

Street in Bridgton: domestic
violence terrorizing, disorderly conduct, harassment by
telephone and improper influence. Olsen was transported to
the Cumberland County Jail
in Portland by the Portland
Police Department.
4:28 p.m. A female at an
apartment on Main Street
called her friend stating “her
ex was there threatening her.”
5:32 p.m. A female caller
on Main Street reported being
threatened by an ex.
10:17 p.m. A report of a
domestic disturbance at an
apartment building on Mount
Henry Road was investigated.
11:06 p.m. A caller from
an apartment on Main Street
reported being threatened.

Thursday, May 17: 3:09
a.m. A caller from Sam
Ingalls Road reported hearing
six gunshots. The responding
police officer is investigating
the incident.
11:15 a.m. The theft of part
of an aluminum dock from
Sanborn’s Grove was reported.
1:44 p.m. Steven M.
Blakeley, 28, of Bridgton,
was charged with operating
a motor vehicle after license
suspension, following a traffic
stop on Main Street. Blakeley
was released on personal
recognizance.
8:58 p.m. Brandin R.
Daigneault, 24, of Auburn,
was charged with operating
a motor vehicle after license

May 24, 2012, The Bridgton News, Page B

suspension, following a traffic stop on Main Street.
Daigneault was released on
personal recognizance.
9:11 p.m. Elura R. Webber,
34, of Raymond, was charged
with operating a motor vehicle while under the influence
of an intoxicant, following a
traffic stop on Hospital Drive.
Webber was released on personal recognizance.
10:41 p.m. A caller reported
that someone had placed large
rocks all the way across South
High Street near the entrance
to Bridgton Hospital.
11:18 p.m. Matthew S.
Cummings, 25, of Bridgton,
was arrested for drinking in
public and theft by unauthorized taking or transfer, at a convenience store on Main Street.
Cummings was released on
personal recognizance.
Friday, May 18: 8:36 p.m.

Cunningham in running for rep. spot
Dr. George G. Cunningham,
former superintendent of
schools for the Maine School
Administrative District #72
(Fryeburg area) schools, has just
announced that he is entering the
race this fall to represent District
97 (the towns of Fryeburg,
Brownfield, Hiram, Porter,
and Parsonsfield) in the Maine
House of Representatives.
Dr. Cunningham states that
his two main objectives are to
work to restore education to the
once high level of accomplishment that it previously enjoyed
among other states and to work
with business to secure more
and better job opportunities for
the people of the district.
Dr. Cunningham has long
been an active contributor to
the area community. He chaired
the building study committee
that just won approval to build
a new elementary school in
Fryeburg to replace the old,
overcrowded and outmoded
C.A. Snow School in town.
He volunteers monthly at the
Brownfield Food Pantry and
is working with them to secure
a new and permanent facility
for their ongoing operation. He
also serves on the board of

directors of the Tin Mountain
Conservation Center that provides environmental education
to all local schools, is an active
member of Rotary contributing
to their many programs of community service, and serves the
First Congregational Church of
Fryeburg as the Treasurer of the
church.
Working to do what he
can to improve conditions for
the people of the community
has been a way of life for Dr.

Dr. George G. Cunningham

Cunningham and he promises
to carry that ethic on into the
state House, if elected next fall.
He states that our local citizens deserve a strong and active
leader in Augusta.
Dr. Cunningham lives
in Fryeburg with his wife of
45+ years, Priscilla, and their
beloved, rescue hound dog,
Bonnie. They have two grown

children who are in successful careers of their own and
six grandchildren ranging
in age from three to 18. Dr.
Cunningham is open to hearing
from people of the district and
invites anyone who would like
to assist him in his campaign to
call 935-7345 or to e-mail him
at gpcunningham3@ gmail.
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uled monthly on Tuesday
afternoons from 2 to 4 p.m.
on April 24, May 15, June 5,
July 17, Aug. 7 and Sept. 11.
Volunteers meet in the back
corner of the barn.
At the program, Perry
teaches when and how to
divide plants, how to replant
the divisions, how to choose
the right soil mix when plants
are to be grown in pots, and
how to be successful growing the plant in other places.
Sometimes participants leave
with divisions from Bernard
McLaughlin’s original collection.
Gardening can be hard

work, but the propagator program can allow individuals
with physical limitations to
work at a table in the barn potting up plants. In addition to
learning about gardening, participants report that they have
made new friends and enjoyed
the volunteer opportunity.

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A caller from Malcolm Road
reported that there was “a
black bear causing damage to
properties.”
Saturday, May 19: 1:59
p.m. A police officer responded to a report of a domestic disturbance on Forest
Avenue.
8:14 p.m. A report was
received that someone tried
to force a door open at a residence on Sandy Creek Road.
Sunday, May 20: 10:08
p.m. A police officer responded to a report of a general disturbance on Wildwood Road.
Monday, May 21: 1:44
a.m. A police officer responded to a trespassing complaint,

whereby an alleged trespasser
had placed blankets over the
windows of a house on North
Road. A motor vehicle at that
location was towed.
11:32 p.m. Josef F. Polivka,
22, of Fryeburg, was arrested
for operating a motor vehicle
while under the influence of
an intoxicant and assault on
a law enforcement officer.
Officer Todd Smolinsky had
to use a taser, in order to
gain compliance by Polivka.
Polivka was transported to the
Cumberland County Jail in
Portland.
Tickets: During this reporting period, police issued 15
summonses and 61 warnings.

FRYEBURG — This is a
partial listing of incidents
handled by the Fryeburg
Police Department from May
15 through 20, 2012:
Monday, May 14: 1:32
p.m. A burglary was reported
at a seasonal residence off
Carter Hill Road on Kezar
Pond.
3:24 p.m. A subject from
North Fryeburg reported
receiving harassing phone
calls and the matter is being
investigated.
8:22
p.m.
A
theft
at
Pequawket
Village
Apartments was reported.
11:59 p.m. Stephanie
Warren, 32, of Fryeburg, was
issued a summons for burglary.
Tuesday, May 15: 12:03
a.m. A police officer responded to a noise complaint on
Meadow Lane and issued a
warning for disorderly conduct.
7:25 a.m. Two dogs, a pit
bull and a black Lab, were
reported loose near a convenience store on Main Street,
and the black Lab “showed
aggression” toward a customer there. The Animal Control
Officer was notified.

11:58 a.m. The theft of a
laptop computer from a pickup truck on Pleasant Street
was reported.
5:19 p.m. Fryeburg Police
assisted Fryeburg Rescue at a
medical call on Cobb Street.
7:21 p.m. A caller from
Chautauqua Road reported
their birdhouses had been
“cut down” from the rope
on which they were hanging,
on three separate occasions.
The caller does not believe it
was done by an animal.
Thursday, May 17: 5:49
p.m. A caller from Woodland
Street reported someone had
entered the residence and
gone into the gun cabinet.
6:43 p.m. Fryeburg Police
assisted Fryeburg Rescue
with a subject who had
fallen at Pequawket Village
Apartments.
Friday, May 18: 9:25
p.m. Jude J. Bradley Sr.,
57, of Porter, was issued a
summons for speeding 30
miles per hour or more over
the posted speed limit, after
his vehicle was stopped on
Bridgton Road for allegedly traveling at 75 miles per
hour in a 35 mile per hour
zone.

Fryeburg Police log

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the shelter because my owner is moving. I have lived
with adult men and women, but my owner believes I
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Casco Fire Department establishes
Heart Safe Community Program
CASCO — The Casco Fire
Department has purchased
and placed in service seven
LIFEPAK CR® Plus automated
external defibrillators (AEDs)
from Physio-Control.
Casco Fire Department is
installing the AEDs as part of
an initiative to make lifesaving
treatment readily available to
citizens of Casco and the Lake
Region who may experience
sudden cardiac arrest (SCA).
As part of this effort, training
for fire/EMS employees will be
provided so all personnel can
respond to someone in SCA if
needed.
“We see the implementation
of this new program as a key
component to protecting the
health and safety of those in the
community we serve,” said Fire
Chief Jason. “We want to make
sure treatment with CPR and
defibrillation is readily avail-

able at the scene when an SCA
call comes into dispatch.”
Although not everyone can
be saved from sudden cardiac
arrest, studies show that early
defibrillation can dramatically
improve survival rates. Time
from collapse to treatment is
critical because for every minute defibrillation is delayed,
SCA survival rates decrease by
an estimated seven to 10 percent.
Emergency medical services
(EMS) teams can encounter
delays due to traffic congestion, weather, road conditions,
remote locations, and other
factors. Providing AEDs in
local fire vehicles and training
personnel in their use enables
trained responders to provide
CPR and defibrillation, preferably within the 3-5 minute window of time recommended by
the American Heart Association

and European Resuscitation
Council, before EMS arrives to
provide advanced medical care.
The purchase of these
LIFEPAK® AEDs was made
available by a grant from the
Stephen and Tabitha King
Foundation.
About Sudden Cardiac
Arrest (SCA)
SCA is a leading cause of
death, taking the lives of nearly
300,000 people a year in the
United States alone.
SCA is often caused by an
electrical malfunction of the
heart called ventricular fibrillation. This results in an ineffective quivering of the heart muscle that makes it unable to pump
blood through the body. Unlike
a heart attack, which often has
warning signs such as pain in
the chest or upper extremity,
and is caused by a problem with
blood flow to the heart, SCA

often comes on suddenly and
without warning in people of
any age. Once the blood stops
circulating, a person in SCA
quickly loses consciousness, a
pulse and the ability to breathe
normally. Although providing
CPR is important, defibrillation
is the only definitive treatment
for this condition.
About Automated External
Defibrillators (AEDs)
AEDs are small, portable and
easy-to-use electronic devices
that enable anyone with minimal training to provide a potentially lifesaving defibrillation
shock to someone in SCA. The
device shows and tells the user
what to do, step by step, and
the expertise needed to analyze
the heart’s electrical function is
programmed into the AED. The
AED is designed to provide or
recommend a shock only if it
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‘Naturally Curious’ at Bridgton Library
A year in New England is
filled with constant seasonal
transformations; each month
holding new events to get
excited about.
In April, we watch the return
of many migrant birds, in June
we observe clover, buttercups, hawkweed, daisies and
other wildflowers in bloom.
August brings loud summer
thunderstorms and October
arrives with vibrant foliage. In
November we may see the first
killing frosts, and by January
the land is laden with heavy
snow. By the time February
rolls around, it seems that most
of New England is eagerly
awaiting the fresh green of an
April spring once again.
For many residents of
Maine, these seasonal changes
help create wonderful memories and strong ties to the
natural world. The same is

true for Vermont resident,
Mary Holland. With Holland’s
recently-published
book,
Naturally Curious, 40 years of
experience as an environmental director at Vermont Institute
of Natural Science, and plenty
of practice as a natural history
columnist/nature photographer
it is obvious that Holland is an
expert in the field of natural
history.
This summer Mary Holland
offers Maine residents not only
a captivating read, Naturally
Curious, and a wonderful blog
www.naturallycuriouswithmaryholland.com, but also a
chance to meet her in person!
On Saturday, June 9 at 9
a.m., Holland will be at the
Bridgton Town Hall (North
High Street) for a 1.5-hour
presentation titled, Naturally
Curious. The slide program is
based on Holland’s recently

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‘Naturally Curious’ by Mary
Holland
published book and will be a
visual journey through the 12
months of the year, as seen
through a naturalist’s eyes.
Beginning in March, when
the earth awakens, and ending
in February, Holland will guide
you through a selection of each

month’s most memorable natural events. Images and informational tidbits about reptiles,
amphibians, birds, mammals
and plants of New England are
presented to audiences of all
ages. This informative slide
program is accompanied by a
collection of natural history
artifacts, including skulls, scat,
feathers, horns, antlers and
more. Signed books will be
available after the program.
All participants must register for this event ahead of
time. Space is limited so sign
up early! Sign-up opens Friday,
April 20 for LEA members;
Friday, May 4 for local residents; and Friday, May 18 for
everyone else. Attendance is $5
for LEA members and $10 for
non-members. To register or for
more information please contact
sarah@leamaine.org

Car Club scholarship
The Mount Washington
Valley
Old
Car
Club
(MWVOCC) is pleased to
announce the 2012 continuation of its College/Technical
School Financial Assistance
Award Program. These awards
are made annually to students
from Kennett High School and
Fryeburg Academy.
Successful applicants must
be enrolled in either a degree
program or post high school
technical education certificate
program in an automotive technology related field. Financial
awards are forwarded directly

to recipients once the club is in
receipt of a transcript of the student’s passing semester grades.
To obtain the application with
guidelines, contact the guidance
offices at Kennett High School
and Fryeburg Academy. This
award program is funded with
proceeds from the MWVOCC
annual car show, which is
held at Settlers’ Green on the
second Sunday in September.
Additional funding is obtained
from the club’s annual Sock
Hop Dance and sponsorship of
Monday Cruise Nights during
the warm weather months.

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NORTH CONWAY, N.H.
— Artists and vendors are invited to participate in the 36th
annual Art in the Park event by
the Mount Washington Valley
Arts Association, to be held
Saturday, July 21 in Schouler
Park in North Conway N.H.
The event will be rain or
shine from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and
will feature two large tents to
house the artists, craftsmen and
historic art vendors. There will
also be food vendors, a children’s tent with kids’ activities
provided by the Mt. Washington
Valley Children’s Museum and
spaces for artists who wish to

set up their own tents for their
displays. This is a fine arts and
crafts show open to juried artists and craftsmen working in a
variety of mediums and styles
including fine art, photography,
glass, ceramics, sculpture and
fine crafts. There will be cash
prizes and ribbons, purchase
prizes, music, food and raffle
items.
Application forms for Art in
the Park and for jurying can be
downloaded from the MWVAA
website at www.mwvarts.org.
Visit their website for more FOR ALL THE GOOD MEN AND WOMEN — The Inn
information or call 603-356- at Long Lake hosted a Causeway Worker Appreciation
2787.
Luncheon April 27 for all the good men and women involved
in the Causeway enhancement. Innkeeper-Chef Keith A.
Neubert (seen here with foreman Jeff Simpson, right) made
a statement of thanks on behalf of his business, Naples Main
Street, and the community for their hard work and craftsmanship. The workers were treated to a buffet luncheon of hearty
Yankee fare at the inn, recently voted by the community the
#1 Lodging Venue in the Lakes and Mountains. The lunch
gist’s instruments to the site of an was prepared by Keith, with a guest appearance by friend
abnormal growth.
Chef Patrick Brideau, former head baker at Phillips Exeter
The ACR gold seal of accredi- Academy. The meal was certainly a step up from their daily
tation represents the highest level bag lunch, and the workers were appreciative and all smiles
of image quality and patient safe- as they returned to their afternoon work.
ty. It is awarded only to facilities
meeting ACR Practice Guidelines
and Technical Standards after a
peer-review evaluation by boardcertified physicians and medical
physicists who are experts in the
A new safety initiative aimed a third or subsequent offense.
at young drivers has become Drivers must complete a driver
field.
improvement course and pay a
The ACR is a national profes- law.
State Senator Bill Diamond $50 reinstatement fee.
sional organization serving more
• During the first two years
than 34,000 diagnostic/inter- of Windham sponsored bill
ventional radiologists, radiation LD1912, which passed with that a young driver holds their
oncologists, nuclear medicine overwhelming support in both driver’s license, if they commit a
physicians, and medical physi- the House and Senate. The fol- major offense (such as criminal
lowing laws will become effec- speed, operating under the influcists.
tive 90 days after the 125th ence, operating after suspension,
Legislature adjourns:
etc.) the following will apply
• When a young driver initial- before they can restore their
ly gets their license, the interme- driving privileges in addition to
• 10% of Maine households, diate license restrictions (no pas- any current requirements that
sengers except immediate family may be mandatory based on the
representing 141,000 people, are members; no driving between specific conviction. License sus“food insecure” according to the 12 a.m. and 5 a.m.; no cell pension will be based on current
USDA.
phone use) are extended from law or the new suspension peri• More than 40% of Maine six months to nine months;
ods as listed above — whichever
children under the age of 12
• A fine of no less than $250 is longer.
show some evidence of hunger. and no more than $500 will be
• Required to complete a
• 19,325 Maine children are assessed for a violation of these driver improvement course.
hungry.
• Required to complete up to
restrictions;
• Maine ranks fifth in the
• During the first two years 60 hours of community service.
nation in prevalence of food that a young driver holds their
• Must successfully complete
driver’s license, if they have a driving examination (written
insecurity.
For more information or to any violation, the following will and road).
• Must pay a $200 reinstateenroll in the program visit the apply before they can restore
website at http://umaine.edu/ their driving privileges: 30-day ment fee.
This new law also increases
cumberland/programs/maine- license suspension for a first
harvest-for-hunger/ or contact offense, 180-day license suspen- the minimum fine for texting
Colleen Hoyt at 1-800-287- sion for a second offense and a and driving from $100 to $250
one-year license suspension for for all drivers.
1471.

SMH gets breast
biopsy accreditation

NORWAY — Stephens
Memorial Hospital Women’s
Imaging Center has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in stereotactic breast biopsy
as the result of a recent review
by the American College of
Radiology.
A breast biopsy is performed
to remove cells — either surgically or through a less invasive
procedure involving a hollow
needle — from an area in the
breast suspected to be cancerous. These cells are examined
under a microscope to determine
a diagnosis. In stereotactic breast
biopsy, a special mammography
machine helps guide the radiolo-

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Harvest for Hunger
Consider planting an extra
row of fruit and vegetables this
year and donating it to local
soup kitchens and food pantries
through the Maine Harvest for
Hunger program.
Most wanted: fruit of all
types, carrots, cucumbers, tomatoes, peppers, winter squash, and
potatoes.
The Maine Harvest for Hunger
program is open to all interested
gardeners and is coordinated
through University of Maine
Cooperative Extension Master
Gardener Volunteer program.
Help feed Maine’s hungry!
Why Maine Harvest for
Hunger is so important:

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Norway Savings Bank
announced that it recently
launched a brand new website,
allowing customers to open
accounts online, and a new
mobile banking service called
Mobile Solutions. These new
enhancements went live on Feb.
6, 2012.
Providing sophisticated, efficient delivery channels are an
integral component of Norway
Savings Bank’s sales and service strategy. The bank is committed to creating channels that
gives customers the opportunity
to bank at their convenience,
whether that means coming to a
branch or banking online.
Norway designed its new
website, also known as its
eBranch, based on the experience that a customer would
have if he or she came into a
branch. Visitors to the eBranch
are welcomed by a Norway
Savings employee in a virtual
recreation of the bank’s Saco
branch lobby. Customers can do
many of the same things at the
eBranch that they would do at
a traditional branch including,
opening deposit accounts. With
this new feature on the eBranch,
accounts can be opened 24/7,
which is especially helpful if
regular branch hours are not
convenient for a customer. The
eBranch also has a live chat
feature, allowing visitors to
reach out to a Customer Care
Specialist during normal business hours if questions arise.
The eBranch can be accessed at
www.norwaysavingsbank.com
Norway also launched its
mobile banking service, Mobile
Solutions, this week. Mobile
Solutions allows Internet
Banking customers to check
account balances, transfer funds
and pay bills from the convenience of their mobile devices.
Mobile Solutions is accessible
through a mobile browser or a
downloadable application.
Mobile Solutions is very
secure and offers the same 128bit encryption protection as the
bank’s existing Internet Banking
products, which is the highest
level of security available in the
industry. Even with this level of

security, Norway Savings Bank
advises all consumers (regardless of their financial service
provider) to use the same caution on their cell phones as they
would on a computer, including
practicing the following safe
guards:
• Avoid storing sensitive
information like passwords and
social security numbers on your
mobile device.
• Password protect your
mobile device and lock it when
you’re not using it.
• Be aware of your surroundings. Never type any sensitive
information if others around
you can see your screen.
• Log out completely from
all mobile banking sessions.
• Protect your phone from
viruses and malware by installing mobile security software.
• Download the updates for
your phone and mobile apps.
• Use discretion when downloading apps.
• If you change your phone
number or lose your mobile
device, let your financial institution know right away.
• Monitor your accounts
regularly and report suspicious
activity to your financial institution immediately.
Norway Savings Bank
utilized the design and Web
services of Pannos-Winzeler
Marketing to create the new
eBranch.
Pannos-Winzeler
Marketing is a full-service marketing communications firm
that specializes in financial service marketing and public relations.

Senior
scams

Senior citizens continue to be
a large target for scammers. As a
result, the Better Business Bureau
is providing education and outreach to help prevent this kind of
fraud.
A June 2010 survey by Investor
Protection Trust showed that
roughly 20 percent of Americans
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Join us for
Memorial Day Events in Sebago
on Monday, May 28
11:30 – Ceremonies at Veterans Memorial Park
followed by parade
12:30 – Kick-off Celebration for “Home Ties: Sebago
During the Civil War,” an online exhibit, at
Spaulding Memorial Library. Refreshments
will be served based on Civil War era recipes.
Sponsored by Sebago Lions Club, Sebago Historical
Society and Spaulding Memorial Library
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LEWISTON —Androscoggin
Home Care & Hospice has
announced that seven volunteers
completed the Visiting, Office
and Hospice House Greeter
training held in February 2012.
Those who attended the
training include Jan Marks of
Lovell, Donna Rice-Howe of
Waterford, Joy Ayotte of Auburn,
Carol Brown of Durham, Fran
Cloutier of Lewiston, Kathleen
Delehanty of Auburn, and Tom
Reichard of Auburn.
All Androscoggin Home Care
& Hospice Volunteers are valued
members of the health care team,

and are matched with patients
in or near their communities.
The training classes focus on
volunteer opportunities that support patients receiving home care
services as they recover from
illness, surgery or a new medical
condition.
The next Visitor Volunteer
Training class will be held June
12 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
at Androscoggin Home Care &
Hospice, 15 Strawberry Avenue,
Lewiston. For additional information, contact Volunteer
Services at 795-9580 or 1-800482-7412.

A survey for
equine enthusiasts
ORONO — The University
of Maine Cooperative Extension
and the University of Maine
Department of Animal and
Veterinary Science are looking
for ways to improve educational programming in Maine
that will support the equine
industry. An Equine Survey has
been developed to identify the
health concerns of horse, pony
and other equine owners as
well as the extent of the equine
industry and where educational
information is needed for those
involved in the equine industry.
Survey participants include
breeding stockowners, trainers,
farriers, riding instructors, feed
store owners, veterinarians, 4-H
Horse Leaders, backyard horse
owners and others. Questions

have also been included on
preferred methods of getting
information either through
face-to-face meetings, virtual
meeting, newsletters, etc. The
results of the survey will be
used by UMaine Extension and
the Department of Animal and
Veterinary Science to develop
educational programs that will
help equine owners meet their
goals.
Those interested in completing the survey can go to
http://conta.cc/xg6fAX, or contact Donna Coffin at 165 East
Main Street, Dover-Foxcroft,
ME 04426, phone 564-3301 or
e-mail donna.coffin@maine.
edu and ask for a survey to be
mailed to them.

The Opportunity Alliance’s
Foster Grandparent Program
is accepting applications from
men and women 55 years of
age and older interested in
earning a non-taxable stipend
while volunteering as a Foster
Grandparent.
By joining the Foster
Grandparent Program, volunteers can make a difference in a
child’s life while having a great
time and earning a little extra
money. Foster Grandparents volunteer in classrooms under the
guidance of teachers in schools

and child development centers
throughout York, Cumberland,
and parts of Oxford counties.
In return for volunteering,
Foster Grandparents meeting
income guidelines receive a taxfree stipend, mileage reimbursement and other benefits that do
not affect Social Security, food
stamps, LIHEAP, or subsidized
housing eligibility.
To learn more about the
Foster Grandparent Program
and/or to schedule a presentation about the program call
773-0202 or 1-800-698-4959.

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BEST OF SHOW POSTER — Barbara and Steven Traficonte measure a frame for the Norway
Arts Festival’s 2012 poster. Barbara’s painting, “The Marsh,” which won the 2011 Best of Show
Award at the Sidewalk Art Show, is featured as the cover art. There is still time for artists and
vendors to register for the July 12-14 art show, which will feature painters, sculptors, photographers and artisans from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. For applications and more information go online to www.
norwayartsfestival.org or call 743-7813.

Calling all artists for show
NORWAY — Plans are well
underway for the Norway Arts
Festival to be held July 12-14,
2012 featuring the 45th annual
Sidewalk Art Show.
This year, the Sidewalk Art
Show is expected to be bigger
and better than ever with over
100 artist booths on Norway’s
Main Street from 9 a.m. to 4
p.m. on Saturday, July 14.
Artists are invited to register
now by going to the Norway
Arts Festival website at www.
norwayartsfestival.org. Early
registration offers savings to
artists — booth prices are outlined on the website. Artist
awards will be given in the
following categories: painting,
photography and artisan. Last
year, 15 artists received cash
prizes and these winners with
their artwork are pictured on
the festival website.
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vendors, healing artists and
nonprofit
organizations.
Registration forms for these
opportunities are online at the
festival website.
This year, there will be a
new consolidated performance
venue in the Beal Parking Lot
at the corner of Main and
Cottage Streets. The performance schedule is complete
at this time and it will also be
posted on the festival website.
To keep in touch with the
Norway Arts Festival and its
developing schedule, please
continue to check the website and check the festival on
Facebook as well. Main Street
will again be open for pedestrian traffic only during the
festival.
The Norway Arts Festival
sponsors, Norway Downtown
and Western Maine Art Group,

E-waste collection
WINDHAM — Looking to
get rid of an old laptop, computer monitor or television?
Electronic recycling will take
place on Saturday, June 2 from
9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Windham
Mall, next to Friendly’s. All
towns can participate! Donations
accepted to cover cost of organizing the event. Donations will
also be used to support local
mission needs via Windham Hill
United Church of Christ.
Recycle the following items:
televisions all sizes, computer

monitors, hard drives, laptops,
printers, cordless phones, cell
phones, VCRs, DVDs, audio
equipment, stereos and speakers
Please, no household appliances (stoves, refrigerators and
microwaves).
The recycling event is sponsored by the Windham Hill
United Church of Christ, located at 140 Windham Center Road
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are preparing for the annual
Kick-Off Spaghetti Supper on
Friday, April 6, from 5:30 to 7
p.m. at the Norway Unitarian
Universalist Church, 479 Main
Street, Norway. Tickets are
available for sale at Books
’N Things in Norway for $10
per person and children under
10 years accompanied by an
adult are welcome to eat for
free. Tickets will be available
for purchase at the door. The
menu will include spaghetti
with meat or meatless sauce,
salad, bread, beverage and
dessert.
Join in to “Let the Dough
Fly” again this year and help
defray some of the festival
expenses.

NORWAY — Dr. James
Eshleman was the guest speaker
at the recent meeting of the Vital
Connections Mended Hearts
group at Stephens Memorial
Hospital. Dr. Eshleman had
bypass surgery six years ago and
participated in the cardiac rehab
program at SMH. He describes
the program as “excellent.”
The group meets the second
Wednesday of the month, for
heart patients and families to
receive support in coping with the
emotions that often accompany
diagnosis and treatment of surgery for heart disease. Learning
to understand and express their
shock, disbelief, anger or frustrations is an important step in
the patient’s recovery process,
and the supportive environment
of group meetings provides a
forum for these discussions.
An invited health care professional speaks monthly to present
valuable information and answer
questions. All are welcome to
attend the meeting. Attendees
may have the chance to make a
difference in a patient’s recovery and outlook on life, as well
as interact with other members
through the chapter meetings,
volunteer opportunities and special events.
The Stephens Memorial
Hospital Vital Connections
Mended Hearts group will meet
at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, March
14, in the Harper Conference
Center in the Ripley Medical
Office Building, 193 Main
Street, Norway. Larry Pierce,
Pharmacy Director, will speak
about understanding the world of
heart medications.
For more information, contact
Penny York, RN at 744-6185 or
yorkpe@wmhcc.org

207-210-8109
Summer SACC runs for eight weeks, starting on Monday,
June 25th through Friday, August 17th.
SUMMER SACC WILL BE CLOSED ON WEDNESDAY,
JULY 4, 2012.
Hours are: 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Summer SACC is a day-long program where kids will enjoy weeklychanging themes, sports, science, arts/crafts and many adventures, as
well as field trips and American Red Cross Swimming Lessons at
Highland Lake taught by WSI-certified instructors three days a week.

CLOSED MEMORIAL DAY

Polywear U.S. Flag Kit

Cost is $25.00 a day per child, $110.00 a week per child if you return
your summer contract to the Program Director before June 1st 2012.
After June 1st, the cost will be $27.00 a day, $120.00 a week. Summer
SACC is open for full-time and part-time participants.

3' x 5' Flag: 2 pc. weather aluminum pole
with Eagle Ornament

L.M.
LONGLEY & SON
“The Hardware Store & More”

We’re sure your child will have fun all 8 weeks. Stop by and Sign Up now.

Annual Memorial Band Concert honors veterans
The concert will be held
at the Leura Hill Eastman
Performing Arts Center located
on Bradley Street at Fryeburg
Academy. The performance by
the Seacoast Wind Ensemble
has been underwritten by retired
Air Force officers Lt. Col. Jim
and Col. Karen Umberger and
Major Arnie and Mrs. Donna
Schiegoleit, whose generous
donation allows the concert to

Dynamic Kids:
Summer Snacking

Special to The News
Dona Forke
Registered Dietitian
School is almost out and
there is a summer full of swimming, hiking, playing, and running ahead for most kids. Busy
kids need fuel that helps keep
their energy up, their minds
stimulated, and their appetites
sated.
Here are some ideas to get
you started as you stock up for
summer:
• Greek yogurt — As a
Nutrition Coordinator for
Hannaford, I have been pleasantly surprised that most kids
love Greek yogurt — there are
many delicious flavors, they
are usually non-fat, and they
have double the protein of regular yogurts.
• Any produce in season —
keeps the price down, allows
you to visit local vendors, and
keeps the money in Maine!
• Fresh fruit in season — colors are the magic word! Every
color carries different benefits,
so be sure to think of the rainbow as you are selecting fruits.
• Fresh veggies in season —

the same holds true for veggies
— the more colors, the better.
Hummus makes a great dip.
• Air-popped or lite popcorn.
• If fresh fruit isn’t always
possible, try snack packs of
fruit packed in their own juice,
unsweetened applesauce or
frozen fruits with no added
sugar.
• Make a batch of trail mix
together. Great choices include
mixing crunchy whole grain
cereals with raisins or other
dried fruit; adding salt-free
nuts such as peanuts, almonds,
or walnuts; and throwing in
some dark chocolate chips.
Very yummy and a homemade
trail mix like this one will keep
your kids going for hours.
• Energy bars — with so
many on the market, try to
look for bars that have no trans
fat (no partially hydrogenated
oils), no high-fructose corn
syrup, and no artificial sweeteners, colors, or flavors.
• Don’t forget water!
If you have a favorite
healthy snack that isn’t listed,
I’d love to hear about it! Or, if
you have a subject you’d like
to see in this article, please let
me know.
Dona Forke is a Registered
Dietitian with a nutrition
therapy practice in Bridgton,
as well as working as a
Nutrition Coordinator for three
Hannaford stores. She can be
reached at 221-6508, dona@
fairpoint.net

Area births

Amy and Kevin Mancini of Framingham, Mass., have a
girl, Madison Mancini, born Nov. 3, 2011 at Newton-Wellesley
Hospital in Newton, Mass. Maternal grandparent is Marcia
Myshrall of Newton, Mass. Paternal grandparents are Karen and
Joe Mancini of Denmark.

To Benefit Local Veterans and
other Community Projects
Sign-in begins at 8 a.m.
Shotgun Start at 9 a.m.
$75 includes entry into all
events, 18 holes of golf, riding
cart, hot dogs on course, catered
BBQ meal at end of tournament,
team photo, gift bag, raffle
prizes and various awards.

Catered meal provided by Stormy’s Smoke Show!
To register call: 207-647-2030, Ask for Ken,
or 617-512-7415, Ask for George

be offered free of charge. In
addition to honoring all veterans who have and are currently
serving our country, this year’s
concert is dedicated to a family
member of James Umberger,
whose relative, retired U.S. Air
Force Chief Master Sergeant J.
W. Fisher, served his country
proudly and with honor for
over 30 years.
The concert program, featuring a military color guard,
will provide a musical salute
to all veterans, and a colorful
display of flags from the various branches of the armed services will be presented. The
concert will end with the traditional playing of the Armed
Forces Medley, saluting, in
order of establishment, the
United States Army, Marine
Corps, Navy, Air Force, and
Coast Guard.
Reminiscent of the marching band seen and heard playing Seventy-six Trombones
in the movie Music Man, the
Seacoast Wind Ensemble is a
50-piece Sousa-style concert
band founded in 1984, and
dedicated to providing excellence in music performance
and education in the tradition
of the great American bands
that characterized the John
Philips Sousa era. As one of
the region’s premier concert
bands, the Seacoast Wind
Ensemble is under the leadership of Mark Zielinski, who
currently serves as Lecturer
of Music Education at the
University of New Hampshire,
and teaches trumpet at the
Manchester Community Music
School and the Portsmouth
Music and Arts Center.
The program will open with
the playing of the Star Spangled
Banner, and feature many patriotic tunes and marches, selections from Oliver, an American
sing-along, and the traditional
Armed Forces Salute, when
members of the audience are
asked to stand while their particular Armed Forces theme
is played. The program will
end with The Stars and Stripes
Forever by John Philip Sousa.
While the concert is free,
there will be an opportunity to make a donation to the
WMMA. There is plenty of
parking and the Performing
Arts Center is handicap accessible.

Conductor Mark Zielinski leads the Seacoast Wind Ensemble in this photo from
last year’s Memorial Weekend Concert at the Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center,
Fryeburg Academy. This year’s free concert honoring veterans takes place on Sunday, May
27, at 7:30 p.m. at the center.

Seeking missing grads
Plans for the 40th reunion
of the Class of 1972 at Oxford
Hills High School, scheduled
for July 7, are well under
way. However, some of the
former classmates are missing in action.
Anyone who may have a
current address for the following alumni are asked to con-

FRYEBURG — Memorial
Weekend is traditionally the
official time to salute our country’s veterans and honor our
military personnel. In keeping with this tradition, White
Mountain Musical Arts invites
the community to attend
the sixth annual Memorial
Weekend Concert featuring the
Seacoast Wind Ensemble on
Sunday, May 27 at 7:30 p.m.

Country Living

Page B, The Bridgton News, May 24, 2012

Four days for homeschooling families
If you are a homeschooling
family, Bridgton will be the
place to be from Wednesday,
June 6 through Saturday, June
9. Many activities are planned.
On Wednesday, there will be
a picnic at Narramissic (www.

bridgtonhistory.org), along with
kite making, a pie eating contest, games and other activities. On Thursday, there will be
a used curriculum sale, along
with many activities around
town. Wind Over Wings will

give a “Bird Brains” presentation, which will include a common raven, red-tailed hawk,
golden eagle, and American
kestrel. At night there will be
a dinner, and a presentation by
Pastor Paul Veit on “Creation

Meet the candidates at the
Bridgton Farmers’ Market

vs. Evolution.”
On Friday there will be an
Academic Fair, along with
many activities around town.
At night there will be a dinner
and a talent show. On Saturday,
there will be a “Getting Started
in Homeschooling” class, and
a “Homeschooling Your High
School Student” class, along
with other activities. The event
will conclude with a luncheon,
and the keynote speaker will
be inspirational speaker Sue
Thomas, who is deaf and was
the inspiration for the TV series,
Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye.
Families can come for one
day, or for all of them. For more
details, please go to www.oldhomeschooldays.com. If you
have any questions, please contact Nancy Grigg at 647-4459.
Pre-registration is recommended to ensure space is available.

also include more than a dozen
craft vendors, who will be selling jewelry, floral arrangements,
home decorations, wooden signs,
scrapbooking items, paintings
by Virginia Staples
and more. For more information,
Bridgton Correspondent
call 693-4678.
Tel. 647-5183
Bridgton
and
Sebago
Recreation are offering a trip to
Hadlock Field in Portland to see
the Portland Sea Dogs take on the
Harrisburg Senators on Thursday,
The Bridgton Farmers’ South High Street.
Market is open for the season,
The Pleasant Mountain June 21. The bus will leave from
from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays Chapter Car Show will be held the Bridgton Municipal Center at
in the Community Center park- on Sunday, June 3 at the Stevens 4 p.m., stop at Sebago Elementary
ing lot. This Saturday, May 26, Brook Elementary School, with a School at 4:30 p.m., and return at
there will be an opportunity to rain date of June 10. Registration 8:30 p.m. The game starts at 6
meet the Bridgton candidates for begins at 8 a.m., and awards p.m. Space is limited; tickets are
Selectman and Planning Board at will be presented at 1 p.m. The $5 per person. For more informathe market from 10 a.m. to noon. Bridgton Lions Club will be sell- tion, or to sign up, contact Tom
More than two dozen women
A Spaghetti Supper will be ing food at the car show, and Tash in Bridgton at 647-8786 from around Maine, including
held Saturday, May 26 at 5:30 there will be music and raffle or Corinne Davis in Sebago at Sally Chappell of Bridgton,
p.m. at St. Joseph Church, 225 prizes. This year’s show will 595-8173.
headed to Washington, D.C., to
tell lawmakers that dangerous
chemicals don’t belong in our
homes, our food and the products we use in everyday life.
On Tuesday, the women parBeginning in September, ize the extent to which sexual participated in REACH support
ticipated
in the national day
Sexual Assault Prevention & assault has impacted their lives groups note that the group was a
of
action
in support of the
Response Services, known in until they start putting the pieces significant positive step toward
Safe
Chemicals
Act, which is
Oxford County, Bridgton and together with the help of a sup- taking their life back and moving
Harrison as REACH, will begin port group.
towards healing. One survivor under consideration in the U.S.
a new support group for women
Often, survivors of sexual said, “To look into the eyes of Senate.
A bus for Washington, D.C.
who have experienced sexual assault blame themselves in others who understand what it
departed
Maine early Monday
assault, whether that was as chil- some way, feel ashamed to say means to be sexually assaulted,
dren or adults, recently or in the anything, have been threatened be believed, share one another’s morning. Along the way, the
to remain silent, or think they pain, and growth, ask questions, women picked up allies from
past.
The group will meet weekly won’t be believed. The result can and be given options to grow New Hampshire, Massachusetts
in the SouthParis/Bridgton area be silence, which may result in and heal is a life-changing expe- and Connecticut. At 9:30 a.m.
on Tuesday, they joined other
for 20 weeks, at no cost. The depression, anxiety, fear, ongo- rience.”
dates and times of the meetings ing flashbacks, difficulty trusting
Anyone interested in becom- moms, cancer survivors, stuwill be based on the availability others, alcohol and drug use, ing part of the new women’s dents, health professionals
sleeping problems, self harm and support group should contact and activists from around the
of participants.
Making the choice to talk misdirected anger.
the REACH office at 743-9777. country for a “Safe Chemicals
The group will be based on REACH staff will meet indi- Brigade” on the U.S. Capitol
with others who have gone
through the trauma of sexual the book, The Courage to Heal, vidually in June and July with lawn.
Chappell is active with the
assault is not an easy decision. by Laura Davis. Many survi- women interested in learning
Maine Council of Churches.
Sometimes, survivors don’t real- vors of sexual assault who have more about this support group.
She has been involved in advocacy around environmental
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CAKES

Top off your Memorial Day
celebration with a homemade pie
from the First Congregational
Church, United Church of Christ
of Bridgton’s Great American
Pie Sale on Saturday, May 26.
The popular pie sale begins at
9 a.m. at Oberg’s Insurance and
Real Estate Agency, 132 Main
Street, Bridgton.
Church members bake the
pies so you don’t have to.
Why spend your weekend in
the kitchen when you can pick

up a fresh, homemade apple,
blueberry, strawberry or custard pie just in time for your
celebration? Prices range from
$10-$15, depending on pie size.
Other varieties will be available.
“We have some great bakers and cooks at our church,”
said Deacon Tom Nolan. “And
we usually sell out fast, so it’s
important to be at the sale early
to get the best selection.”

Here’s what Greater Bridgton
area communities are doing to
observe Memorial Day. Except
where noted, all of the services
will take place on Memorial
Day, Monday, May 28:
• Bridgton — The LopemanPotts Post #67 will lead a
Memorial Day Service, with
military color guard, that begins
at 9:15 a.m. at the Monument at
Post Office Square, beside the
Magic Lantern Theatre.
• Harrison — The parade
will form at the United Parish
Congregational Church in
Harrison at 9 a.m., with music
provided by the Oxford Hills
Comprehensive High School
Band. (Line up at 8:30 a.m.) A
church service will be held following the parade at the United
Parish. The guest speaker,
Debra Moulton, Maine Women
Veterans’ Commissioner, will
meet in the vestry with any veterans after the service.
• Fryeburg/Lovell —
Service in Lovell Village at
10:30 a.m., then 1 p.m. parade
from American Legion to
Bradley Park in Fryeburg, followed by another memorial service. Residents of surrounding
communities invited to attend.
Children riding bikes or walking are welcome. Fryeburg
Academy and Molly Ockett
Middle School bands will perform, and the guest speaker is
Ryanne Johnson, president of
the Fryeburg Academy 2012
Senior Class. On Sunday, May
27, the Seacoast Wind Ensemble

will perform in a free annual
Memorial Band Concert at 7:30
p.m. in the Leura Hill Eastman
Performing Arts Center at
Fryeburg Academy.
• Naples/Casco — Memorial
Day services will begin in
Naples at 10 a.m. at the Village
Green with Rep. Rich Cebra,
then ceremonies at the monument. The parade will march
downtown to the World War I
Memorial at Lakehouse Road,
where a wreath will be planted,
followed by a rifle salute and the
playing of taps. Refreshments
will then be served at the Naples
American Legion Post #155.
The Legion will then travel to
Casco, where there will be a
ceremony at 11:30 a.m. at Casco
Village Green, with the Casco
Color Guard and a rifle salute.
Past legislator Kelly Simpson
will speak.
• Stoneham — Annual
Memorial Day Breakfast on
Sunday, May 27, 7 to 10 a.m.,
at Stoneham Rescue on Butters
Hill Road. Cost is $5 for adults,
$2.50 for ages five and over,
under five free.

Memorial Day
services in area

Vendors
needed

Vendors are needed for a
craft fair that the Bridgton
Methodist Church is planning
for Saturday, June 16, from 9
a.m. to 2 p.m. To sign up, call
Beverly at 693-3476.

ALL RUNNERS-UP AT FINALIST COMPETITION RECEIVE PRIZES.
• All 1st place finalists MUST check in by 9:00
p.m. on June 2, 2012 and be able to sing 2
songs for a chance to win a cash prize.
Winners will be announced at midnight.

Memorial Day in Lovell and Fryeburg
In honor of Memorial Day,
the Fryeburg/Lovell VFW Post
6783 will be holding a Memorial
Service in Lovell and a parade in
Fryeburg on Monday, May 28.
The service in Lovell Village
will begin at 10:30 a.m. Upon
the completion of the service
the VFW members will travel
to Fryeburg to assemble at the
Legion Hall at 12:15 p.m. for a
1 p.m. start to the parade. The
parade will proceed down Main
Street to Bradley Park, where
there will be another Memorial
Service. Members of all the
surrounding communities are
invited to attend. Any person or
organization who would like to
take part in the parade can contact Richard King at 925-6898.
The
Charlotte
Hobbs
Memorial Library will hold a
Plant Sale on Saturday, May 26,
as a fundraiser to support the
many programs of the library.
Many people, friends of the
library, garden club members
and trustees will be donating
perennials, annuals and vegetable plants for this Memorial
Day weekend sale. It will be
held at the library from 9 a.m. to
1 p.m. Anyone who would like
contribute plants to the sale can
contact the library at 925-3177.
Memorial Day weekend is
busy, but if you go to the service at the village monument,
take a peek at the job the Lovell
Public Works Department has
done on the parking area behind
the library and beside the tennis
courts. This was the final phase
of the library and tennis court
upgrade, which is a bonus to

Lovell
by Ethel Hurst
Lovell Correspondent
925-3226 ehurst3@yahoo.com

Lovell Village. The land for
the parking lot was donated to
the town by Oliveann KimballScott in 2002, in memory of
Fred D. Kimball and James G.
Scott Jr. It both compliments
the library and the tennis courts
as well as the town as a whole.
Larry and his crew have done a
great job.
The
Charlotte
Hobbs
Memorial Library program with
Jane Gibbons scheduled for June
12 has been moved to Tuesday,
June 5. Jane will be talking
about her trip to Turkey.
Don’t forget that on
Memorial Day weekend, on
Saturday, May 26, from 5 to 7
p.m., Tuckerman’s Brewery will
be holding a free tasting event at
the Center Lovell Market. They
will be bringing to the market
four different styles of beer and
ale to tempt the taste buds.
One of the samples will be
a pale ale which is brewed by a
German process called “krausening.” Ale is a German style
brown ale using German malts
and German and American
hops. The third is American
style 6288 stout, which was
originally brewed in 1934 to
commemorate the recording of

Moms head to D.C.

(Continued from Page B)
“Earth Notes” column in The Bridgton News, works within the
faith community to get more people involved in the campaign for
safer chemicals.
The bus trip is sponsored by the Alliance for a Clean and
Healthy Maine, a coalition of over 50 public health, medical,
parent, community, women’s, worker, environmental, and public
interest organizations dedicated to protecting public health and the
environment by replacing unnecessary dangerous chemicals with
safer alternatives.
While in Washington, the women will lobby Maine’s
Congressional delegation. They will bring 2,500 messages of
support, and a resolution adopted this spring by the Maine
Legislature, urging Congress to take action.

a world record wind gust of
231 miles an hour at the Mount
Washington
Observatory.
Portions of sales of the 6288
stout were donated to the Mount
Washington Observatory in
honor of the event.
The final beer is the Altitude
Alt beer, a beer with attitude.
Altitude was a limited edition
but it was so good they wanted
to give another go round and
share at the market. Everyone is
invited to attend, and along with
the beer there will be samples of
the catering menu. The dinning
area of the store has had a facelift and looks bright and shinny.
Full service won’t be available
until after the Memorial weekend, when breakfast, lunch and
dinner will be on the menu.
Lovell is showing the pinch
of the economy with the Wicked
Good Store closed, and now the
Lovell Hardware. It’s always
hard to see businesses close that
have been part of the community and served it well.
When you take retirement,
you sigh and think what I am
going to do with the rest of
my life, especially when you’ve
been a teacher and coach. Gary
McClurg of Fryeburg decided
to use his love of photography
as a way to not only be productive but to honor his wife Sheila,
who died much too young. In
Sheila’s memory Gary has taken
breathtaking pictures of nature,
and made these pictures into
“Angel Wings” photos.
Gary is originally from
Brooklyn, New York City, but
in going to Yankton College
in South Dakota he met his
“Angel,” Shelia. After receiving
his degree and Shelia hers, they
married in 1972. They came to
Maine via Indian Acres Camp
for Boys in Fryeburg, she as a
nurse and he as baseball director. Sheila soon became a school
nurse at Fryeburg Academy, with

Gary following soon after as P.E.
instructor. Maine became home,
where they lived, worked and
raised a family. Unfortunately,
Gary lost Sheila at age 43.
After retirement, a friend
suggested he use his interest in
helping people to fill the gap in
his life. Always thinking of his
late wife, he came up with the
idea of using his hobby to produce the 5”x 7” collage of pictures with inspirational quotes
to raise money, which he would
donate to various causes.
He picked local organizations like Jen’s Friends, Starting
Point, Harvest Hills Animal
Shelter, North Conway Hospice,
Southern Maine Hospice and
hospice programs in Florida and
Oregon. Reaching out further, he
would like to donate to a cause
in every state. Some of the local
businesses like Thriftway have
supported Gary by displaying
his pictures for sale. For more
information, contact Gary at
garymcclurg02@yahoo.com
June’s approaching, and that
means the schedule for Ladies
Day Golf at Lake Kezar Country
club will start on Thursday, June
7. There will be a brief meeting
at 8:15 a.m., followed by play.
The ladies will have a choice of
playing either nine or 18 holes.
There will be a sign-up sheet in
the clubhouse the week before.
It’s important that you sign-up
ahead of time so the teams can
be formed.
The Fryeburg Rotary Club’s
4th annul Golf Tournament will
be held on Saturday, June 16, at
Kezar Lake Country Club. The
Rotary is taking a tradition from
the PGA Masters Tournament
by awarding green jackets to
the 1st place team, which the
Masters is noted for. To support
the cause, there are sponsorships
available on three levels. The
day will start with coffee and
donuts, then an 8 a.m. scramble
shotgun start. A fee of $55 per
person entitles players to 18
holes of golf with cart, gift bags
and lunch at Ebenezer’s. For
more information, contact Dick
Cote at 936-2793 or Peter Malia
at 925-2061 to be a sponsor.
Monies made on the tournament will be used to fund scholarships and other community
projects.

Sandy Creek
by Nony O’Hara
Correspondent
Tel. 647-3565

Caught some nice
brookies in Rangeley
Brenda and Dylan Richardson
enjoyed the weekend doing
some fishing up in the Rangeley
Lakes area. On Saturday morning, they met up with a friend
who took them out in his boat to
fish Rangeley Lake. They were
able to catch some nice brookies and Dylan managed to catch
a good-sized salmon.
This weekend they are
attending a Red Sox game at
Fenway Park. The game was a
prize that Brenda won from the
Maine State Lottery, as a result
of a second chance drawing. Go
Red Sox!

Dianne Begonski’s son
Vincent Levesque and his wife
Ashley, of Bridgton, came
Sunday and cooked a nice dinner for Dianne for Mother’s
Day.
My daughter Billy Durkin
and her son Makenzy and
their friend Walter came up
from Connecticut to celebrate
Mother’s Day. We all went out
to dinner in Harrison.
Tristan Durkin, my granddaughter, begins her internship
at Yale University this week.

Jonathan Cosgrove of Casco
was commissioned by the John
Jay Institute in Philadelphia,
Penn., on May 11, 2012.
As a fellow at the John Jay
Institute, Cosgrove participated
in an intensive academic study
focusing on the Western political
tradition and America’s founding
ideals.
Cosgrove is a 2011 graduate
of Geneva College. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in
Political Science. He is pursuing
a career in foreign policy.
Following his semester of academic residency in Philadelphia,
Cosgrove will complete his fellowship on assignment with
the National Security Analysis
Department of the Applied Physics
Laboratory at Johns Hopkins
University. He will be working

as a research assistant under the
direction of a national security
consultant for the strategic analysis of Infrastructure Protection
and National Resilience.
The John Jay Institute is a
faith-based, intercollegiate organization dedicated to preparing leaders for public service.
Located in the metropolis of the
American Founding, the fellowship consists of a semester-long
academic residency followed by
a professional appointment at an
institution of civil society tailored
to the individual fellow.
The Institute encourages college graduates of all academic
disciplines to apply. Selection is
based upon the applicant’s articulated calling to public life, leadership potential, scholastic aptitude, and an interview.

CASCO — Summer is
fast approaching, and Casco
Recreation has a full line-up.
Programs include:
Golf lessons at Point Sebago
Golf Resort. Casco Rec is
excited to offer golf lessons for
all ages and abilities, with just
the right level of instruction
for you. The experienced PGA
staff is available to give you the
personal attention you need; as
your skill level increases so will
your fun and enjoyment.
Youth clinic, (four weeks),
Saturdays July 14-Aug. 4 at
10:45 a.m. Ages 8-14. Fee: $30
for residents, $40 for non-residents.
Adult clinic, (six weeks),
Tuesdays, June 5-July 11 from
6 to 7 p.m. This program is for
adults and seniors. Fee $50 for
residents and $60 for non-residents.
Tennis lessons. This program
is designed to teach and develop the necessary skills of the
sport. Instructor Kim Peterson
has been involved with tennis
for many years and is looking
forward to teaching children,
teens and adults alike. Children
must be nine years old.
Dates: June 26-Aug. 9 (sixweek program), Tuesday and
Thursday (no class the week of
July 23).
Times: Youth, ages 9-12, 5
to 6 p.m. Fee: $50 for residents
and $60 for non-residents; 6:15
to 7:15 p.m., ages 13-18. Fee:
$50 for residents and $60 for
non-residents. Private lessons
also available.
Where: Casco Village Court
(behind community center).
Requirements: Tennis racquet and soft-soled court shoes
(no black soles).
Swim lessons. American
Red Cross swim lessons will
be offered at Pleasant Beach
this summer. Instructor Stacy
Plummer is excited to get
another season started.
Classes are offered to children and adults of all ages and
abilities. Classes will be Monday
through Friday. Session 1: July
9-July 20; Session 2: July 30Aug. 10.
Times: Adults and seniors
from 8:30-9; Level 6 from 99:30; Level 5 from 9:35-10:05;
Level 4 from 10:10-10:40; Level
3 from 10:45-11:15; Level 2
from 11:20-11:50; Level 1 from
11:55-12:25, ages 3 and up.
Fee: $20 for Casco residents,
$30 for non-residents; $30 for
Casco families and $45 for nonresident families.

ATV course. All Terrain
Vehicle Safety Course (ATV)
taught by certified State of
Maine volunteer instructors
(Department of Inland Fisheries
& Wildlife) will provide instruction on ATVs and related equipment; safe operation and riding skills; maintenance, proper
clothing; emergencies (survival
and self-first aid); map and
compass; laws; impact on the
environment; responsibilities;
landowner relations and ethics.
Limited hands-on riding with
beginner obstacle course (90cc
ATV provided for course).
Anyone under 16 years
of age must be accompanied
throughout the course by a parent or legal guardian. Some of
the class time may be in an outdoor situation when instructing
about the ATV and for map and
compass.
The course takes place at the
Casco Community Center on
Sunday, June 3 from 8 a.m. to
4:30 p.m. Cost: $5.
Yoga. Learn the basics of
Hatha yoga, or deepen your
existing practice. Instructor
Debbie Goldstein has over
15 years of certified teaching
experience. Improve strength,
flexibility and reduce stress!
Drop in for a class! Extra mats
and props are available to borrow each class.
When: Thursdays, May 3June 28, from 8:30-9:30 a.m.
and Saturdays, May 12-June 30
from 10-11 a.m. Summer sessions: Thursdays from 8-9 a.m.,
July 12-Aug. 30; Saturdays
from 10:15-11:15 a.m., July 14Aug. 25.
Yoga & Meditation RetreatPeace is every step on Saturday,
June 23 from 8:30 to 11 a.m.
Cost: $10. For more information, contact Deb Goldstein at
693-5247.
Hunter Safety course.
Wednesday, July 11 from 6-9
p.m.; Saturday, July 21 from
8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the
Casco Community Center. This
course is taught by State of
Maine certified hunter safety
instructors, and will be a home
study course. On Wednesday,
instructors will provide partici-

they learn in the classroom. In
typical Mad Science fashion,
they also make things to take
home with them to encourage
continued exploration of scientific concepts and discovery.
3,2,1...blast off!
Mad Science invites you
to launch your knowledge of
flight as you build your very
own rockets and flying devices! This action-packed week
will focus on rockets, the physics of rocket flight, Newton’s
Laws, and the fundamentals of
aerodynamics. Experiment with
different kinds of propulsion
systems as you use your new
knowledge to blast off, track
and recover different kinds of
rockets. Treat your stomach to
some rocket snacks and astronaut ice cream. You’ll have a
rockin’ good time at this rocket
camp!
The camp runs from Aug.
13-17 at the Casco Community
Center from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Cost is $230 (lunch included).
Kettlebells Boot Camp
with Kettlebells will be held
June 4-27, eight classes for $40,
or drop in for $6 per class,
Mondays and Wednesdays from
5-5:45 p.m. This high intensity
class will include interval circuits, plyometrics (jump training), push-ups, partner work
and basic kettlebell techniques.
Various modifications will be
offered so that no matter your
fitness level you will be able to
succeed! This class will be held
outdoors, weather permitting.
Senior bowling on Thursdays
from 10:30-11:30 a.m. at the
Casco Community Center. This
program is free. This is a very
exciting program that anyone
can do! Wii bowling is a great
way to exercise, socialize and
just have a ton of fun!
Youth Open Gym on
Wednesdays from 1-4 p.m.,
starting July 11.
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Chair auction for
local food pantry
SWEDEN — The Sweden
House Food Pantry will hold its
first big fundraiser, a Chair-ity
Event and Auction, on Saturday,
June 2, from 1 to 6 p.m. at the
Lovell VFW.
The event will feature silent
bidding on a variety of creative,
theme-based chairs, with the
theme reflected by the chair.
There will be all kinds of chairs
to bid on, and a theme to go
along with the chair.
Sowing Seeds for Life charted their first food pantry in the
fall of 2008 in Sweden. The
pantry came to be known as
The Sweden House, and was
originally located on Knights
Hill Road. Since the property
was sold, the Sweden Church
kindly offered the basement of
the church for the pantry. The
pantry has jurisdiction in the
towns of Sweden and Waterford.
But, the pantry is open to everyone in the surrounding towns as
well. It is open the first and third
Wednesday of each month from
11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The mission
also provides access to clothing,
education and housing for families that have been placed in difficult situations either by illness,
accident, or by misfortune and
that are in need of basic living
essentials.
During the event there will be
silent bidding auction on some
fabulous prizes, such as three
weeks of camp for a girl 8-12
years of age donated from Camp
Tapawingo, along with a beach

chair and towel. The value of
this prize is $5,000, with a minimum bid of $500. Another prize
is a three-piece bistro set, a fire
pit, bottle of organic wine, ice
bucket, glasses, and pizza. The
value of this prize is $150, with
a minimum bid of $50.
There also will be a Chinese
auction, and again there are a
lot of fantastic prizes. Some of
the prizes are gift certificates to
restaurants, local florists shops,
movie tickets, dog toys, handmade items, fresh-baked pies,
and many other items. The dollar table will have a gas grill,
scrapbooking supplies, car wash
and detail, and handmade quilt,
just to name a few. Look for the
50/50 raffle, and don’t forget
to bring your appetite, refreshments will be for sale. Ticket
prices are as follows: Chinese
auction, 25 tickets for $5; 50
tickets for $10; and 110 tickets
for $20. The dollar table will sell
12 tickets for $10.
Those who wish to donate
or have any questions may call
Mary Ann at 935-3631 or e-mail
shopnow207@gmail.com

Casco/Naples/Raymond American Legion Post #155
OPEN TO THE
PUBLIC
Wednesday
6:30

BINGO
Kitchen Open

Friday, May 25• 6:30

MEAT ROLL

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Casco rec events

pants with all necessary material including workbooks and
assignments for the home study
portion. Instructors will also
provide guidance and demonstration of proper firearms, handling, and a discussion of laws
and responsibilities.
Instruction will then be given
on first aid, survival, map and
compass; responsibilities, ethics and a review of the home
study subjects.
Participants should bring a
lunch and dress for outdoor
field exercises.
Participants must be at least
10 years of age; anyone under
18 years of age will need parent consent on the State of
Maine course registration card
and anyone 12 years of age
or younger must be accompanied by a parent of guardian.
Participants are also expected
to attend both classes.
Pre-registration is required
for both classes and can be
done at the Town of Casco
Recreation Department at 6274187. A donation of $5 should
be made to the Casco Recreation
Department. Minimum enrollment to hold a class is 10 with a
maximum of 25. Please bring a
lunch on Saturday, July 21.
Mad Science camp. Mad
Science summer camps are
entertaining and educational!
Day camps are innovative and
unique and are built around
various science themes such
as rocketry, biology, sport science, robotics and much more.
Children engage in full days of
exciting hands-on experiments,
fun games and amazing demonstrations. Camps are unique
in the sense that they strive
to achieve a perfect balance
between a child’s learning and
being active in the summertime. The approach consists of
active learning games that get
children outside and learning
while reinforcing the concepts

Sunday, May 27, 2012 • 7:30 PM
White Mountain Musical Arts invites the community to attend the sixth annual Memorial
Weekend Concert featuring the Seacoast Wind Ensemble - a Sousa-style 50-piece band - which
has been underwritten by retired Air Force officers, Lt. Col. Jim and Col. Karen Umberger and
Major Arnie and Mrs. Donna Schiegoleit.
In addition to honoring all veterans who have served our country, the 2012 concert is dedicated
to the memory of a family member of James Umberger, J. W. Fisher, Chief Master Sergeant
Retired US Air Force who served his country proudly and with honor for over 30 years . The
concert is free, but an opportunity to make a donation to the WMMA will be available.

Six encore presentations of operas will be screened on
select Wednesday afternoons, June 13 through July 25
Met Live in HD series: Anna Bolena (June 13), Le Comte Ory (June 20),
Don Giovanni (June 27), Les Contes D’Hoffmann (July 11), Lucia Di
Lammermoor (July 18), and Der Rosenkavalier (July 25). All screenings of
the Summer Encores will take place on Wednesdays at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are
$18 for adults, $15 for seniors and $10 for students. Purchase the full summer
season and receive one of the performances at no charge! The theater is
located at 18 Bradley Street on the Campus of Fryeburg Academy in Fryeburg, ME. Parking is free.

Please confirm show dates and start times on our website:
www.fryeburgacademy.org
For ticket information please contact the Box Office, 935-9232

Check our website for times or call The Movie Hotline
at 207-647-5065 the week of the showing.

May 25th – May 31st

MEN IN BLACK 3
THE AVENGERS
DARK SHADOWS

(PG13)

(PG13)

Midnight Showing of

MEN IN BLACK 3 (PG13)
May 24th (Thurs. Night)

TICKETS ARE NOW AVAILABLE
Get yours before
they’re all gone!

647-9326 or visit us on the web at:
www.magiclanternmovies.com

(PG13)

STARTING
JUNE 25,
WE’LL BE OPEN
ON MONDAYS!
Looking
forward to a
great season!

Mother’s Day Essay
contest winner…
Rebecca Michela
Congratulations and thank you for
sharing your story about your mother!

LOOK

FOR OUR Upcoming
Events Schedule
with a listing of fun events at
the Theater and Tannery Pub

Casco rec
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Men’s Hoops adult drop-in
program on Mondays from 6-8
p.m.
Summer Free Lunch program at the Casco Community
Center, July 2 through Aug. 20
(Monday-Friday) from 11:30
a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Come to the
community center this summer
for a free lunch while school is
out! Volunteers needed!
For more information about
any of these programs, contact Rec Director Beth Latsey
at 627-4187 or e-mail recreation@cascomaine.org

on pie size). Other varieties
will be available. “We have
some great bakers and cooks
at our church,” said Deacon
Tom Nolan. “And we usually
sell out fast, so it’s important
to be at the sale early to get
the best selection.” For more
information, call 647-3936.
Fryeburg Homemakers
holding annual Plant Sale
FRYEBURG — Fryeburg
Homemakers Extension will
hold its annual Plant Sale
on Saturday, May 26, at the
Fryeburg Fairgrounds Expo
I, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
There will be perennials,
annuals, herbs and houseplants, with most of the plants
coming from local gardens.
Other tables will include
handcrafted items and accessories, baked goods and jewelry. A beautiful handcrafted
quilt will be raffled at noon;
tickets may be purchased at
the sale. Come early for a
good selection of plants and
treasures.
CrossWalk serving on
Memorial Day
NAPLES — CrossWalk
Community Outreach’s community meal site “Kyrie’s
Kitchen” and food pantry
“The Food Basket” will be
open as usual on Monday,
May 28, Memorial Day at
the Naples town hall from
11 a.m. to 1 p.m. CrossWalk
is committed to being open
year-round and every other
Monday no matter if it is a
holiday or not; CrossWalk
does not close its doors on any
date for any reason. Members
of the community are welcome to come out and share
a free meal and enjoy some
conversation. On the menu
for May 28 is baked beans,
hot dogs, southwest salad,
yogurt parfaits, fruit salad,
pulled pork sandwiches, and
cream of celery soup. All
are welcome, and donations
are gratefully accepted, not
required. For more information, call CrossWalk at 6153226.
Meet the Candidates at
Harrison Village Library
HARRISON — Harrison
residents are invited to meet
the people running for town
office at the annual “Meet
the Candidates” evening at
Harrison Village Library on
Tuesday, May 29 at 6:30
AREA, Page 12B

Adora Burke and Gale Graves

Melissa S. Rivet and Mark D. Bubier

Engagement

Susan and Wayne Rivet of Bridgton are proud to announce the
engagement of their daughter, Melissa S. Rivet to Mark D. Bubier
of Portland, the son of Janet Lapin and the late David Bubier of
Greene.
Melissa is a 2005 graduate of Lake Region High School. She
received a double bachelor’s degree in Psychology/Criminology
from the University of Southern Maine in 2010. Currently, she is
completing her master’s degree in Educational Psychology with
a concentration in Applied Behavioral Analysis at USM. She is
employed by the SAD 61 School District.
Mark is a 2002 graduate of St. Dominic’s High School and a
2008 graduate of University of Southern Maine, where he earned
a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with concentration in Marketing. He is vice president of Town and Country
Foods in Greene.
The couple will marry on Aug. 25, 2012 in Lewiston.

Engagement

Mr. and Mrs. Tux Burke announce the engagement of their
daughter, Adora Belle Burke, of Naples, to Gale Edward Graves
of Windham, N.H.
Ms. Burke graduated from Gould Academy as Salutatorian of
her class, and went on to procure a bachelor’s degree in Chemistry
from Rhode Island College. She is currently considering an
advanced degree in business or law.
Mr. Graves graduated from the University of New HampshireDurham with a bachelor’s degree in Microbiology. He is currently
employed by BNYMellon Dreyfus, and is the vice president,
investment consultant responsible for key institutional clients in
the Central and Western parts of the United States.
The couple is planning a
wedding for early fall of
2013. They will be residing in
Chicago, Ill.

SMH
diabetes
National Trails Day program

The lush, green trails of
Pondicherry Park are a great
place for an evening stroll or a
morning jog.
Spring blossoms of fringed
polygala, goldthread and starflower are colorful sights to
see along the paths. With 66
acres of woodlands and fields
and two miles of walking
trails, Pondicherry Park greatly
increases the quality of place
and life in Bridgton. A park this
beautiful cannot be properly
maintained without the help of
volunteer stewards.
Together, on Friday, June 1,
Loon Echo Land Trust and Lakes
Environmental Association will
celebrate National Trails Day
by working with volunteers to

improve and clean up the trails
of Pondicherry Park.
If you are a student looking
for some volunteer hours, or
a resident simply interested in
helping out, please join us at
9 a.m. at the kiosk entrance to
Pondicherry Park in the parking
lot behind the Magic Lantern.
Volunteers can work under their
own time frames. If possible,
please bring work gloves, sturdy hiking boots, water, snacks,
rakes and brush clippers. Other
equipment will be provided as
needed.
Please help keep Pondicherry
Park looking beautiful for the
hundreds of residents that enjoy
its paths by volunteering some
time on June 1.

LOST

NORWAY — The Diabetes
Program at Stephens Memorial
Hospital has met the required
quality standards of the
American Association of
Diabetes Educators for its
annual review.
SMH’s Diabetes Program
is staffed by two Certified
Diabetes Educators, Doreen
Adams, RN, BSN, CDE and
Pat Watson, MS, RD, CDE.
Their focus is on improving
the health care outcomes and
quality of life for members of
our community living with diabetes. New patients are seen
by a physician referral within
three days of request. For more
information, contact Adams at
744-6057.

I am an 8-year-old female, all
black cat named Freckles.
I escaped from my owner’s
truck at Jordan’s store
(Rt. 114, Sebago, Maine)
on May 4, 2012.
I ran south towards Sebago
Family Campground.
I need my daily medication
for seizures.
If you find me, please keep
me safe and call my owner
at 207-632-9954 so they
can come pick me up.

1T21X

Benefit dance for two
Sebago families
SEBAGO — A Benefit
Dance will be held for the
Peter Kolofsky and John Porter
families, both of Sebago, on
Saturday, May 26 from 7:30
p.m. to midnight at Sebago
Town Hall. raffles, a 50/50
raffle, and entertainment by
Pete Finkle. Cost is $15 per
person or $25 per couple. The
dance is for ages 21 and over,
with ID required. For more
information, call Maureen
Harriman at 671-6566.
Bridgton Arts & Crafts
opening this weekend
Bridgton Arts & Crafts is
opening this weekend, from
Friday through Sunday, May
26-28, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
at their store at 10 Depot
Street in Bridgton. Following
that, the store will be open
during those same hours on
Saturday and Sunday, June 23 and again on June 9-10. The
store will open for the season
on Saturday, June 16, from
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more
information, call Jean Hunt at
647-5383.
Great American Pie Sale
May 26
Top off your Memorial
Day celebration with a homemade pie from the First
Congregational Church, at the
United Church of Christ of
Bridgton’s Great American
Pie Sale on Saturday, May 26.
The popular pie sale begins at
9 a.m. at Oberg’s Insurance
and Real Estate Agency, 132
Main Street. Church members
bake the pies so you don’t have
to. Why spend your weekend
in the kitchen when you can
pick up a fresh, homemade
apple, blueberry, strawberry
or custard pie just in time for
your celebration? Prices range
from $10 to $15 (depending

Stop in during our

Memorial Day Open House
on Saturday & Sunday (26th & 27th)
from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. each day

Enjoy refreshments while you view the artwork and browse the
American craft and jewelry collections. Enter the drawing for items
from the gallery. (Winners will be notified by phone or email.)

Senior scams
(Continued from Page B)
aged 65 or older has been taken
advantage of financially. Most
commonly, seniors are shown
to be affected by inappropriate
investments, unreasonably high
fees for financial services, or outright fraud.
The four most prominent
scams for seniors to avoid:
Deceptive Sales. Individuals
will go door-to-door on behalf of
their business and try to cause a
sense of urgency. The business
will lie about safety issues or the
extent of the problem, hoping to
inflate the prices for their services.
Some of the service providers
may include furnace repairmen,
contractors, air duct cleaners, or
door-to-door salespeople.
Sweepstakes and Lottery
Scams. The sweepstakes scam
normally occurs when a victim
receives a letter in the mail that he
or she has won a lottery or sweepstakes. The letter will tell the person to deposit an enclosed check
and then wire a portion back to
the company to cover taxes or
administration fees. Sometimes
the scammers will also say that a

TEE SHIRTS

taxi will come pick you up to help
you claim your money. If you
haven’t entered into something,
you’re never going to win.
Grandparents Scams. This
scam includes a telephone call
from someone claiming to be a
relative stuck in a foreign country,
needing money to get home. Often
the caller claims to be a relative
serving in the military who needs
money for medical needs. The
BBB advises that seniors should
ask the caller for their name or
other information that would be
only known to a relative.
Medicare Scams. Medicare
scams are easily accomplished
because of the ambiguous nature
of the system. Scammers claim
to be with Medicare and ask for
personal information. A victim
may be given numerous excuses to provide information such
as Medicare, Medicaid, Social
Security, or bank account numbers. A person should never
give away any information to
a business without doing some
research.
For more information on these
scams, visit bbb.org

• MEAT
• PRODUCE
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FIELDALE FARM

FIELDALE FARMS

Chicken Breasts

Chicken Drumsticks
or Thighs

$1.29

$3.19

$5.88

Lb.

USDA INSPECTED BEEF LOIN

Boneless Tips
Hotel Style

$6.99

Lb.

BONELESS TOP ROUND

London Broil

$3.99

RED RIPE & DELICIOUS

Whole Seedless Watermelon

$4.49

$7.99

Lb.

SELECTED VARIETIES
13 to 14 Oz Pkg

Ea.

$6.99

2 for $7

WHITE OR YELLOW SLICED

Fresh In Our Deli

2.5 LB. BAG

American Cheese

SUMMERTIME FLAVOR FRESH & DELICIOUS

Kayem Jumbo Skinless
Hot Dogs

LAND O LAKES

$4.99

2 LBS.

4 for $1.99

Lb.

2.5 LB. BOX

Red Ripe Strawberries

Butter & Sugar Corn

Ea.

Salmon Fillets

Kielbasa

Kayem Natural Casing
Beef Franks

2 for $5

$8.99

Fresh Farm Raised

HILLSHIRE FARM

Kayem Red Franks

SWEET & DELICIOUS 1 LB. PKG.

SELECTED VARIETIES
32 Oz Pkg

GREAT TASTING

Kayem Natural Casing Franks

Ea.

Lb.

Bubba Burgers

FREE

Chicken Sausage

2 for $7

Pork Spareribs

BUY ONE GET ONE

AL FRESCO

Bacon

BONELESS

New York
Strip Steaks

ST. LOUIS

$2.99

Lb.

USDA INSPECTED BEEF LOIN

LEAN & TENDER
Previously Frozen

16 Oz Pkg

Lb.

SELECTED VARIETIES
12 Oz Pkg

16 Oz Pkg

FARMLAND PREMIUM

$2.99

Bun Size or
Turkey Franks

4 Lbs or more

Lb.

RUSSER

Rare Cooked

Roast Beef or
Italian

3 LBS.

YOUR CHOICE

$9.99

Lb.

Ea.

$6.99

Lb.

LOADED WITH VITAMINS & MINERALS
PLNT CNTR

Fresh Plump Blueberries

SELECTED VARIETIES
48 Fl Oz Crtn

2 for $7
3 for $4

HELLMANN’S

Mayonnaise

KELLOGG’S

Special K
Cereal

Miracle Whip

2 for $5

Ea

SELECTED VARIETIES
60 Fl Oz Pkg - 10 Pack

Capri Sun Drinks
or

IGA 24 PACK

16.9 Fl Oz Btls —405.6 Fl Oz Pkg

$2.99
Plus Tax & Deposit

$2.99

SELECTED VARIETIES
128 Fl. Oz.

ARIZONA

3 LB BOX

MUELLER’S

Elbow Macaroni

$1.99

SELECTED VARIETIES
20 Fl Oz. Btls

FREE
64 Oz

8 for $10

SELECTED VARIETIES

PEPSI 12 PACK

3 for $12
12 12 OZ BTLS

All Natural
Snapple
Plus Tax & Depost

Plus Tax & Deposit

$6.99

11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Hamburgers

$1.99

Ea.

Results are in this week’s
Lake Region Weekly paper

Here you can order a fresh-dough slice or a whole pie, with a plethora or
topping options, baked in a wood oven. Stuffed crust and breakfast pizzas are
available, too. They’re open Sunday-Thursday 11 a.m.- 7:30 p.m. and Friday
—Saturday 11 a.m.- 8:30 p.m. The menu can be found at http://
www.umbrellafactorysupermarket.com/pizza.html

Claiming to carry everything you need to stock your cupboards and freezer,
this locally owned store named “Grocer if the Year” in 2010 by the Maine
Grocers Association —provides excellent service and selection. Open SundayThursday 7 a.m.- 8p.m. and Friday & Saturday 7 a.m.- 9 p.m. For more
information, go to www.umbrellafactorysupermarket.com

Barcardi Sliver
Party Pack

2 for $3.00

FLORIDA’S NATURAL

2 Umbrella Factory Supermarket/Tony’s Foodland

GLACEAU

12 Fl Oz Cans Plus Tax & Deposit

BUY ONE GET ONE

GIFFORD’S

We received the following…

Ea.

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10 to 10.5 Oz Bag

LAY’S

SELECTED VARIETIES
89 FL Oz Cntr

2 for $6

BEST of the BEST
2012 CONTEST

Vitamin Water

Potato Chips

SELECTED VARIETIES
Quart 32 Fl Oz Cntr

CABOT

Thank you for voting for us in the

Coffee

Iced Tea

2 for $5

10 for $10

Butter Quarters

Regular, Seasoned and BBQ’s

SELECTED VARIETIES
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2 for $4

$2.99

REGULAR OR UNSALTED
16 Oz Pkg

Our Own Baked

Ea.

MAXWELL HOUSE

DOMINO

SELECTED VARIETIES
6.5 Oz Pkg

2 for $3

Ice Cream

Spring Water

WISHBONE

Granulated Sugar

American
Cheese Singles

IGA Pizza

SELECTED VARIETIES
11.4 to 19.5 Oz Box

OR KRAFT

$2.99

Ice Cream

2 for $5

Romaine Lettuce

SELECTED VARIETIES 30 Fl Oz Jar

IGA WHITE OR YELLOW
12 Oz Pkg

TURKEY HILL

JERSEY FRESH CEASAR SALAD FAVORITE

5Lb Bag or 64 Oz Cnstr

2T20

3 for $18

SOFT SHELL
LOSTAH

BALL PARK MEAT FRANKS

Ground Beef

Top Round
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RAYMOND
—
A
Spaghetti Dinner and Sale
to benefit Scott Linscott,
who recently underwent
liver transplant surgery, will
be held Saturday, June 9, at
Christ Chapel, 37 Northern
Pines Road, Raymond
(just off Route 85, near
Crescent Lake). Sale tables
will be open from 3:30 to 6
p.m., and dinner will be served
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Patriotic flag history
program in Windham
WINDHAM — The
Windham Historical Society
will present a patriotic flag
history program called “One
Nation Under God,” on Friday,
June 22, at 7 p.m. in the
Windham High School auditorium, Route 202, Windham.
The event will include a
children’s chorus, more than
three dozen costumed participants, music, and a talk on
the history of American flags
by Woody and Jean Miller.
The program has been presented throughout the country
at more than 200 sites. There
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p.m. Each candidate will
have an opportunity to talk
about themselves and answer
questions potential voters
may have. This program is
free and open to the public;
refreshments will be served.
For more information, please
contact the library at 5832970.
Ham and Bean Supper
NORWAY — The Second
Congregational Church is
having a Baked Ham and
Bean Supper on Friday, June
1 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. The
cost is $7 for adults and $3.50
for children under 10. Also
on the menu is macaroni and
cheese, coleslaw, Jell-O salads, brownies, gingerbread
and ice cream. Take out is
available, and beans will be
available for sale by the pint
and quart. For more information call the church office at
743-2290 or visit their website at www.seconch.com
A yard sale to benefit
Mother Seton House
FRYEBURG — A yard
sale to benefit the Mother
Seton House will be held
on Saturday, June 2, at St.
Elizabeth Ann Seton Church
on Route 5 in Fryeburg, from
9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Many vendors will display varied items.
For more information, e-mail
info@mothersetonhouse.com
‘Bird Brains’ presentation
at Magic Lantern
The public is invited to
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Brains” presentation on
Thursday, June 7 at the Magic
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purchase. They are open Sunday-Thursday 7 a.m.- 8 p.m., Friday & Saturday
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Regional Sports

May 24, 2012, The Bridgton News, Page C

Raiders cash in
on Laker miscues

Tripp
sparks
FA
surge
By Wayne E. Rivet
Staff Writer
FRYEBURG — Carla
Tripp has the reputation of
being a master of the bunt. As
a freshman, she had 21 base
hits, of which 19 were bunt
singles.
As Lake Region found out
Monday, Tripp also has some
pop.
Fryeburg Academy’s junior
catcher roped two triples and
scored three runs to power the
Raiders (13-1) to a 7-1 victory at the Legion Field. The
victory ran the top-ranked
Raiders’ win streak to 11.
It was a very “workmanlike” game as the Raiders
scored in every inning other
than the third frame. FA went
up 2-0 in the first as Maggie
McConkey (reached on an
error) and Mackayla Frost
(running for Sarah Harriman,
who singled down the first
base line) each scored.
With two out in the second,
Tripp beat out a bunt single,
stole second and then scored
on a RBI single up the middle by Maddie “Whammer”
Pearson (2-for-4, 3 RBI).
Pitcher Sarah Harriman
dominated the Laker line-up
early, recording five strikeouts
over the first two innings. She
gave up an infield single in
the first by Rachel Wandishin.
In the third with two out,
Abby Craffey belted a line
drive that dropped just inside
the rightfield line for a triple.
SOFTBALL, Page C

ATTACKING THE RAIDER DEFENSE — Lake Region’s Dakota Russo (middle) looks for
some operating room against the Fryeburg Academy defense. Russo scored on the play as the
Lakers went on to record a 6-4 win. One of the FA defenders was Zach Sargent (#13).

Lakers hold off FA rally

FRYEBURG
—
Jake
Fleck, Lewis Morton and Erik
Christensen proved to be an
impenetrable wall.
The threesome anchored
the Lake Region varsity boys’
lacrosse defense last Friday,
stifling the Fryeburg Academy
offense as the Lakers edged the
Raiders 6-4.
“Our defense played their
best game of the season, holding Fryeburg to only one goal
until the last five minutes of the
game,” said LR Head Coach
Don White. “Jake, Lewis
Morton and Erik really stepped
up to shut down the Fryeburg

attack. They were able to prevent goals on several man-down
penalties, as well as a one minute two-man advantage.”
Lake Region struck first midway through the first quarter as
RJ Legere came from behind the
goal, drew a defender toward
him and found Ryan Skillern
open at the top right corner.
Skillern took a low, hard sidearm shot that made it through
FA goalie Ian Scrimger’s legs.
TJ Leach helped set up the second Laker goal when he scooped
up a ground ball in the defensive
end and created a fast break. He
lured the center defender away

from the goal and found Ryan
Chute in front of the crease.
Chute received the ball and took
a quick shot as another Fryeburg
defender came over to block his
shot, but it proved too late.
Fryeburg’s attackman Mike
Dandaneau put the Raiders on
the scoreboard when he was able
to start behind the goal, dodge
several Lake Region players to
be able to curl up top in front of
the goal for an open shot.
Chute, however, answered
with his second goal, which was
a repeat of his first. A fast break
triggered by Leach resulted in

FRYEBURG — When you
are thinking about playoffs, every
game really counts.
Fryeburg Academy is just on
the outside looking in (at press
time), sitting in the 13th spot with
just two games remaining — at
Freeport Friday and at Greely
next Wednesday.
The Raiders (6-7) snapped a
four-game losing skid with 5-3
victory over Gray-New Gloucester
behind a two-run double by Nate
McCann and added a 4-2 victory
over Lake Region Monday taking
advantage of a few LR miscues.
McCann also came up big in
the field for the Raiders as he
snared a line drive in the seventh, and doubled up a Patriot
runner to help preserve the win.
Kirk Hubbard singled to score
Andrew Rascoe in the fourth,
while Walker Day also singled to
score Hubbard and McCann as
FA plated four runs.
Ian McFawn struck out 11 and
gave up just four hits.
Fryeburg cashed in on Lake
Region errors over the first three
frames to score three runs, which
proved to be enough to down
their rivals.
LR pitcher Mike Mageles
tossed a solid game, recording
one earned run while notching
five strikeouts through six innings.
The Laker offense had a rough
day with the one highlight being

a leftcenter RBI gap double by
Chris Gerrish.
In other action:
Freeport 14, Lakers 2: The
Laker defense committed nine
errors and LR pitching (Donnie
Eaton, Ben Chaine and Dakota
Bush) allowed nine hits. The
offense never showed up either.
LR managed just four.
York 10, Raiders 2: The
Raiders managed just four hits,
including a double by Andrew
Rascoe, as the Wildcats (4-9)
rolled to a victory at Fryeburg.
Four FA pitchers — Andrew Berg,
Tyler Saunders (4), Billy Rascoe
(6) and Tanner Wentworth (6) —
took the hill as York banged out
12 hits, rallying from a 2-1 first
inning deficit. The Cats put the
game away with a six-run sixth
inning. York pitcher Adam Bailey
allowed two runs and struck out
10.
Lakers 3, Cape Elizabeth
1: Mike Mageles pitched a complete game and allowed just two
walks, while Tucker Irish tripled
in the third inning to score Kyle
Stevens (walk) and Mageles
(single) as the Lakers edged the
Capers.
The Lakers added a run in
the sixth as pinch runner Jake
Anderson reached third on a bunt
by Ben Chaine and then scored on
a sacrifice fly by Chris Gerrish.
Cape scored a run in the seventh.

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PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

LAKERS, Page C

Hall
breaks
2 marks

Lake Region freshman Kate
Hall broke her school record in
the 200 meters (25.4) and the
long jump (17-feet, 9-incheds) at
the Tri-County Clash at Sacopee
Valley last week.
She is now poised to make
solid attempts at breaking some
league championship records at
Yarmouth this Saturday, May
26.
“The records are very good
and a goal, but the main focus
will be to try to win events
and help the team score as
many points as possible,” Lake
Region varsity track and field
coach Mark Snow said. “Our
girls hope to have their best
WHAMMER BEATS THE THROW — Fryeburg Academy’s Maddie Pearson (left) was safe finish since 1985. The coaches
at the plate during Friday’s first game against York. The Raiders blanked the Wildcats 17-0 are working on events that will
and 12-0.
(Rivet Photo) maximize our points. Having
so many quality athletes is a
great problem to have.”
Other notable achievements
from last Friday’s meet include:
Sarah Hancock qualified
for the State Meet in the shot
put with her throw of 29-feet,
10-inches. Her discus and javelin throws were also personal
records.
Kelsey Winslow qualified for
the State Meet in the 300 meter
hurdles with a time of 51.9
seconds.
Hannah Perkins qualified for
the State Meet in the 800 meters
with a time of 2:32.9.
Jacqui Black qualified for the
State Meet in the 1600 meters
with a time of 5:52.1.
Boontarika Kittiwirayanon,
Julia Carlson, Lucy Fowler,
Dani
LaPointe,
Meghan
VanLoan, Kyle DeSouza and
Gaelon Kolczynski each had
two personal records.
The boys’ team scored 15.5
points to beat their first team
this season (Waynflete).
Meet 4, Tri-County Clash,
May 18
Girls’ standings: Fryeburg
Academy 105, Lake Region 95,
Sacopee Valley 43, Waynflete
5.
Discus: 2. Sarah Hancock
TRACK, Page C

Mark MacDougall

Molly Hook

By Wayne E. Rivet
Staff Writer
Mark MacDougall has
impacted every aspect of the
Lake Region varsity boys’
track and field team this year.
He is the top distance runner and often leads the group
through workouts.
He is top javelin thrower
and is seven feet off of qualifying for the State Meet. He and
his freshmen teammates (Kyle
DeSouza and Quinn Piland)
have inspired each other to
turn in great performances.
His enthusiasm for the
4x400 relay has convinced
others to compete in it with
him.
He also has participated in
the triple jump with success.
“It is impressive to see
Mark’s interest and success in
the three disciplines of track
and field — running, throwing and jumping,” said Coach
Mark Snow.
In recognition of his strong
work ethic, determination,
commitment and good sportsmanship, Mark is this week’s
Boosters and Hancock Lumber
“Player of the Week.” Each
week, a Lake Region athlete is
recognized for his/her dedication (does more than what is
asked), work ethic, coachability and academic good standing. Recipients receive a specially-designed t-shirt, sponsored by Hancock Lumber.
The MacDougall File
Name: Mark MacDougall
Year in School: Junior
Town: Naples
Parents: Bruce and Linda
MacDougall
School Activities/Sports:
Cross-country running, indoor
and outdoor track, basketball
Q. Why did you choose
track and field? MM. I love
the people that do it.
Q. What do you hope to
MARK, Page C

By Wayne E. Rivet
Staff Writer
Some athletes — be it
because of their egos or attitude — turn a cheek to constructive criticism offered by
coaches.
Then, there are athletes like
Molly Hook.
Molly is one of the top
throwers on this year’s Lake
Region girls’ track and field
team, and has emerged as a
“great leader,” according to
Coach Dana Caron.
Molly has already qualified for the State Meet in the
discus for the second straight
year, and also throws the javelin and the shot put.
“While Molly is always
open to criticism and help in
becoming a better thrower,
she has also demonstrated her
leadership skills during team
practices, taking time to assist
in helping the newer members of the team, who are
not as experienced as she is
in the events,” Coach Caron
said. “As she continues to
improve in her events, Molly
also makes the team better
with her commitment and her
actions.”
In recognition of her strong
work ethic, determination,
commitment and good sportsmanship, Molly is this week’s
Boosters and Hancock Lumber
“Player of the Week.” Each
week, a Lake Region athlete is
recognized for his/her dedication (does more than what is
asked), work ethic, coachability and academic good standing. Recipients receive a specially-designed t-shirt, sponsored by Hancock Lumber.
The Hook File
Name: Molly Hook
Year in School: Junior
Town: Sebago
Parents: Tina and Richard
Hook
MOLLY, Page C

Page C, The Bridgton News, May 24, 2012

Regional sports

Lakers hold off FA rally
(Continued from Page C)

SET TO RUN — Kids prepare for the Fryeburg Fun Run, prior to Sunday’s 5K race held on
the new Mountain Division Trail in Fryeburg. On the girls’ side, Sadie Fowler was the winner while Lauren Violette was the runner-up. For the boys, Logan Violette was the champion,
while Issac Twombly-Wiser was the runner-up.

Chute waiting in front of the
crease. Leach again lured a FA
defender away from the cage,
leaving open for the pass and
goal.
LR’s Zach Tidd made it 4-1
two minutes later with an assist
from Chute. Chute drove to the
goal from behind, was able to get
the defense to shift toward him
and found Tidd open at the top
of the box for a long shot. Tidd
shot with a high release and was
able to find the lower left corner
for the goal.
“We controlled most of the
play for the first quarter,” Coach
White said.
Neither team was able to
score in the middle quarters.
“The defense on both sides
controlled the play with no goals
and not a lot of good chances
during the next two quarters,”
Coach White said.
The final quarter would be
different.
Tyler LaPlante was able to
feed Tidd, who found an opening in the defense in front of the
goal. Tidd caught the ball, turned
and took a quick shot over the
top of two Fryeburg defenders
closing in fast to make it 5-1.
“Zach played his heart out.
He was all over the field making some good hits and winning
ground balls,” Coach White said.
“He did a great job in clearing
the ball out of our end throughout out the game.”
With five minutes left in
the game, Fryeburg started to
make a comeback. Long-stick
defender, Bobby Ramsay, was
inserted as Fryeburg’s extra man
on offense at the top right position. Fryeburg attackers passed
the ball around the goal and got
it back to Ramsay, who was open
for great shot from 25 yards
out, which beat Laker goalie Jon
Turnbull for the goal.
With four minutes left,
Fryeburg brought the game to

BREAKING FREE — Lake Region’s TJ Leach evades a
Fryeburg Academy defender during last Friday’s varsity
lacrosse game. The Lakers swept the season series from the
Raiders with a 6-4 victory.
within two goals. Fryeburg’s
attackman Mike Dandaneau
scored on an identical play to his
first goal, making it 5-3.
Shortly after, LR’s Dakota
Russo extended the lead to 6-3.
Skillern fed Russo at the top of
the box, and he broke toward
the goal, jumped into the air and
shot over a defender and scored
in the lower right corner of the
goal.
Seven seconds later, Fryeburg
scored again to make it 6-4. The
Raiders won the face-off when
wingman Zach Charette scooped
up the ground ball and took off
on a fast break. He dodged a LR
defender and scored with only
one minute left in the game.
Up next: The Lakers close out
the regular season on Wednesday,
May 30 at home against Wells at

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4 p.m. The Raiders close out the
regular season today, May 24 at
Wells at 6:30 p.m.

Hoop
clinic

The Lake Region summer
boys’ basketball day camp for
players entering grades 3-8 will
be held June 25-28 from 8 a.m.
to noon at Lake Region Middle
School.
The fee is $80. Financial
assistance will be available.
Registration forms are available in SAD 61 school offices
CLINIC, Page C

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A basic training basketball
camp for Lake Region High
School boys, Grades 9-12, will
be held at LRHS on June 18-21
from 6 to 9 p.m.
A heavy focus will be placed
on fundamental skills, individual development and preparing
for summer basketball. Registration forms are available in
the LRHS athletics office or
by contacting Coach Yorkey at
647-8403 or e-mail to jp.yorkey@lakeregionschools.org
Please register by June 1 for
planning purposes. The fee is
$100, which includes the training camp, individual sessions
and games.

(Continued from Page C)
or by contacting Coach Yorkey
at 647-8403 or e-mail to:
jp.yorkey@lakeregionschools.
org
Please register by June 1 for
planning purposes.

Molly
Hook

Profile:Mark
MacDougall
(Continued from Page C)
accomplish this season? MM.
I just hope to end the season
with all personal records.
Q. What do you enjoy the
most? MM. Setting new personal records and being with
the people I love most.
Q. What do you like the
least? MM. Being sore after
practice from doing my hardest
every practice.
Q. What makes you successful? MM. Being such a
hard worker.
Q. What would your dream
moment be? MM. Making
States in all of my events.
Q. What has the sport
taught you? MM. It has taught
me that the harder you work,
the better the results.
Q. Who has inspired you?
MM. My coaches. They help
me with being the best I can.

(Continued from Page C)
School Activities/Sports:
Track and Field
Q. Why did you choose
track and field? MH. I chose
track and field because being
able to throw a discus, shot put
and javelin takes more balance
and skill than some sports that
need strength and speed.
Q. What do you hope to
accomplish this season? MH.
I hope to beat my discus throw
from last year, which was 88feet, 10-inches.
Q. What do you enjoy the
most? MH. I enjoy being able
to throw the discus with all my
might no matter where it goes.
Q. What do you like the
least? MH. I dislike having
to be in the gym during rainy
days.
Q. What makes you successful? MH. I think what
makes me successful are the
years I’ve spent in this sport
and all my friends cheering me
on.
Q. What would your dream
moment be? MH. My dream
moment would be throwing
past the school record.
Q. What has the sport
taught you? MH. This sport
has taught me about endurance
and restraint. If you give your
everything the first time, you
won’t have anything left.
Q. Who has inspired you?
MH. My mom has inspired me
— seeing her varsity jacket with
all her awards from the sports
she did, including track.

SUPPORT CONTINUES — For the fifth consecutive year, The Cap Memorial Corporation
continues its support of the Bridgton Recreation Advancement Group (BRAG) and the sports
complex being built in Bridgton by contributing $1,000 to this cause. Bill Macdonald of BRAG
accepts a check from Cap Memorial President Peter Priest as Treasurer Charles Priest looks
on.

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The race begins at 20 Front Street, by the Grange Hall on
Wednesday, July 11 at 7 p.m., rain or shine. Race day registration
takes place from 5 to 6:45 p.m. at the Harrison Town Office. The fee
is $13 by July 1 or $18 after July 1. Harrison residents receive $3 off
the entry fee.
Free race t-shirts will be presented to the first 100 pre-registered
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The 5K course starting line is in front of the antique store by the
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onto Brickyard Hill Road, continues on Brickyard Hill Road, bears
right out to Route 117, takes an immediate left following Route 117
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Proceeds from the race go toward year-round special activities for
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To register by mail, entry forms can be found at the town office,
RUN, Page C

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to 3 bedrooms in April 2012. $199,900. MLS
#1049717

HARRISON – 100' of sandy, deep water frontage on the East Shore of Long Lake. This 4bedroom home is just steps to boating, swimming, etc. on the lake (3-bedroom septic
design). Enjoy the water view over coffee on
your screened-in porch. Access Brandy Pond
and Sebago Lake from Long Lake. Partially-finished basement. $589,000. MLS #1048500

NAPLES – Exceptional value! Beautiful
“Contemporary” home with views of the
water and deeded access to waterfront community (includes boat slip/dock) This is a
“MUST SEE”… open concept kitchen/living/
dining with fireplace, 4 bedrooms, 3 baths,
family room, guest room and garage with
carport. $289,900. MLS #1048728

NAPLES – Wonderful 3-bedroom, 2-bath contemporary Ranch located in desirable subdivision. Private, well-landscaped lot with large
deck. Features a great layout: open dining/
kitchen/family room, laundry/mudroom, living
room, master bedroom with bath. 2-car directentry garage. Close to Naples Village and convenient commute. $168,000. MLS #1037093

CASCO – 8 bedrooms with common area
rented by the week. Plus a full 3-bedroom
apartment addition rented monthly. Located on
Rte. 302 with good rental history and good
income. Commercial opportunity for doctor's
office, chiropractor, childcare, etc. All furniture
included. $349,000. MLS #1020693

NAPLES – GREAT BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY!
Renters by day or by the week. Eleven seasonal
cabins built in 1950 and 3 year round rentals built
in 2007, and a home for owner's occupancy built
in 2004. See listing description at www.mainerealestate.me for additional information. Owner
financing available. $1,495,000. MLS #1043171

NAPLES – ROW to Sebago Lake. Only 30 min.
to skiing. 3-bedroom, 2-bath beautiful home
with skylights, hardwood floors, cathedral ceilings in a great subdivision. Enjoy boating from
your own deeded dock and lounging on the
beach on Sebago Lake. There's plenty of privacy
on ±3.87 acres. $249,900. MLS #1019307

NAPLES – 2-bedroom year round home with 50'
ROW to Trickey Pond. BBQ out on your deck and
enjoy the limited water view with deeded access
to Trickey Pond. Kayak or fish the exceptional
water clarity on the pond, which produces highquality landlocked salmon and is stocked with
brook trout. $149,900. MLS #1045414

HARRISON – Own your own 3-bedroom, 1 1/2bath log cabin nestled in the Maine woods in a log
home community. Quartz countertops, radiant
heat in basement, cathedral ceilings with loft, finished walkout basement. ROW to Crooked River
across from home. $199,900. MLS #1034960

NAPLES – Freshly-painted inside and out, this
old New Englander has many updates but retains
its charm. Newly-shingled roof, newer septic,
well, electrical and furnace. Small but cozy. Nice
open lot in a rural, quiet area, yet close to Rte.
302. Priced to sell. $94,000. MLS #1033968

BRIDGTON – Two homes for the Price of One!
Impressive contemporary home setting on Long
Lake with many extras! Open 1st floor with fireplace and all glass. Full basement. Separate cottage with open floor plan, fireplace, 2nd floor with
2-bed sleeping loft. $539,900. MLS #999895

CASCO – Unbelievable deal for this Contemporary
Colonial, priced lower than what you could build!
Year round or “4-season” vacation home. Design
is open, bright and boasts both a master bedroom
and master suite, living room with fireplace,
kitchen/butler's pantry, dining room, and Parker
Pond access. $279,000. MLS #1017361

HARRISON – Stunning, warm, inviting open concept, 4-bedroom home with a serene, private setting! Fantastic sunny kitchen and great room with
cathedral ceilings and beautiful tiled floors with
radiant heat. Nice master bedroom with his and
her closets. Relaxing jetted spa tub and a full tiled
shower. Let's not forget the terrific finished basement with a full bar, spacious family room, game
room, workout room and guest bedroom with a
full bath. The back yard has a spacious tumbled
brick patio with a built-in fire pit. Located near a
public beach on Long Lake and skiing only 15
min. away! $225,000. MLS #1044777

If you are thinking about
selling your property…
or if you are simply interested in
finding out how much your
property is worth in today’s
market, we can provide a
Comparative Market Analysis
of your property. Call us for
more information.

Girls in grades 1-5 are invited to take part in the Lake
Region Field Hockey Festival
scheduled for Monday, June 11
at Stevens Brook Elementary
School and Tuesday, June 12 at
Songo Locks School in Naples.
The festival will be held
from 3:15 to 5 p.m., rain (in the
gym) or shine.
Participants will meet LR
middle and high school players,
play games and discover new
talents. Players should bring
their own stick, mouth guard,
shin guards and sneakers. Some
equipment will be available if
needed.
For more information, contact Lisa Shane at 655-3691
or Pauline Webb at Pauline.
webb@lakeregionschools.org

Run by
the Lake

(Continued from Page C)
local area stores and libraris or be
printed from the above website.
Please mail to: Town of Harrison,
attn. Race Director, P.O. Box
300, Harrison, ME 04040
If you are unable to locate
and/or print a registration form,
officials will mail one. Race
directors are: Tammy Anderson,
595-2433 or e-mail tammyanderson@roadrunner.com or Julie
Crawford-Murphy, 583-6237
or e-mail juliemurphy@myfairpoint.net

(Continued from Page C)
Wandishin plated the run when her hit up the middle was mishandled for an error. The run ended the Raiders’ streak of five
straight shutouts.
Fryeburg increased the lead to 5-1 with a pair of runs in
the fourth as Emily Davidson singled to left and scored on
Tripp’s bullet down the leftfield line for a RBI triple. Pearson
grounded out to the right side, scoring Tripp.
In the fifth, Harriman (2-for-4) dumped an outside fastball
by LR pitcher Allison Clark into leftfield for a single. With
Frost running for Harriman, the Raiders later scored when
Bri Pelkie dropped a bunt down the third base line. An errant
throw allowed the run to score.
Fryeburg tacked on another run in the sixth as Tripp tripled
and scored on a Pearson single to rightcenter.
Other FA hitters included Kylie Locke (single) and Pelkie
(single).
Harriman struck out 11, walked one and hit a batter.
Clark showed good zip with her fastball and mixed an
effective change-up to record 7 strikeouts. She hit two batters
and gave up 10 hits as the Lakers fell to 6-7. In the latest Heal
Ratings (at press time), the Lakers continue to jockey for playoff position, sitting in the 10th spot (the tourney field consists
of 12 teams). With three games to go, LR will look to move
up to try to secure a first-round home game. LR’s remaining
games are: yesterday against Poland, Friday at Gray-New
Gloucester and next Wednesday, May 30 at Wells.
Fryeburg closes out the regular season with away games:
today, May 24 against Freeport (this game has been moved up
a day to accommodate Project Grad), and Wednesday against
Greely (ranked second in Class B West).
In other games:
Cape 2, Lakers 0: The Lakers were limited to just four hits
and the Capers turned a double play with two on and no one
out in the seventh to record the shutout.
Raiders 5, Gray-NG 0: Maggie McConkey had two hits
and drove in two runs to lead the Raiders past Gray-New
Gloucester last Wednesday at the Legion Field. Carla Tripp,
Maddie Pearson and Sarah Harriman each had two hits as the
Raiders touched up the Patriots for 10 hits.
Fryeburg broke the game open with a four-run second
inning behind consecutive singles from Kylie Locke, Ellen
Bacchiocchi and Emily Davidson. The Raiders added a run in
SOFTBALL, Page C

BRIDGTON – Great year round home
with 3+ bedrooms. New flooring on 1st
floor, new countertops in the kitchen.
Open concept living area with cathedral
ceilings. Large deck overlooking the
shores of Highland Lake. Walkout basement. Many possibilities! $295,000.

BRIDGTON – Wonderful in-town
home with many recent updates, new
kitchen, new bathroom, newly-sanded
hardwood floors, recently painted,
move right in. This home also has a
wonderful yard. All of this plus an
attached 2-car garage. $134,900.

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agent — the absolute best that I
have used in the past. I would, and
have, recommended her to others!
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LONG LAKE
SANDY BEACH

BRIDGTON – One of the best sandy
beaches on Long Lake! Take advantage
of this 3-bedroom cottage with deck,
offering premier views of the lake. There
is waterfront on two sides
of the property with sandy
beach on both. Gradual
entry to water for all to
enjoy. $345,000.

MOOSE POND

BRIDGTON – Wonderful home in a
4-season community, beach rights,
tennis court, swimming pool, a must
see home, lots of room for family/
friends. You will enjoy all of the many
amenities this home offers, large
kitchen, dining area, living room and 3season porch. $199,000.

(Continued from Page C)
the sixth as Tripp reached on a fielder’s choice, stole second,
advanced on an error and scored on a wild pitch.
Harriman earned the win, striking out nine while allowing
just two hits — infield singles in the first and fourth innings.
Gray-NG had just one runner reach scoring position.
Freeport 6, Lakers 2: Lake Region’s defense crumbled in
the eighth inning as Freeport (5-7) took advantage of two hits
and four errors to rally past the Lakers. The Lakers took a 2-0
lead in the third inning, but the Falcons tied the game with a
pair of runs in the fifth. LR had six miscues on the day.
Freeport pitcher Leigh Wyman held the Lakers in check,
striking out eight while allowing just four hits.
Raiders 17, York 0: Kylie Locke crushed a monster drive
to left for a triple and finished the day with a single and double
to power the Raiders to a shutout win in game one of a doubleheader at York last Friday.
After a slow start, the Raiders plated five runs in the
second and 10 in the third. Carla Tripp tripled and singled,
while Maddie Pearson had a pair of doubles to lead the 15-hit
attack. Other hitters were: Maggie McConkey (single), Sarah
Harriman (single), Bri Pelkie (single), Laura Lewis (single),
Sydney Charles (single) and Maddie Smith (three singles,
three runs scored).
Harriman allowed a first inning single to left and struck
out seven.
Raiders 12, York 0: The Raiders sent 12 players to bat during a seven-run second inning in a 12-0 win in a game called
after five innings. Carla Tripp scored three times (3 walks and
a single) and Maddie Pearson singled twice and scored three
times to lead the FA offense.
Other players with hits were: Maggie McConkey (single),
Bri Pelkie (single), Kylie Locke (single) and Ellen Bacchiocchi
(single). York pitching allowed seven hits and 13 walks.
Harriman gave up three hits, hit two batters and struck out
eight.

Place Camp sign-ups
Before you know it, the sizzling days of summer will be upon us
and Place Camp will be right around the corner.
There are still spaces and camper scholarships available for the
upcoming summer sessions, but both are disappearing quickly. Don’t
wait any longer to send in your children’s Place Camp application
forms. Place Camp is open to kids ages 7-10 and will be held from
8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The first session of Place Camp will be held July 23
through July 27. The second session will run from July 30 through
Aug. 3. The cost is $175 for members, $200 for non-members.
For more information, frequently asked questions, or to download
an application, visit the LEA website at www.mainelakes.org or contact Sarah Morrison at 647-8580 ext. 12 or e-mail sarah@leamaine.
org

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Directions: To the south
trailhead — At the junction of Routes 16 and 153 in
Conway village turn north
onto Washington Street,
which becomes West Side
Road. Go left at the fork and
then at 0.9 miles turn left on
Passaconaway Road. The Moat
Mountain Trail is signed and
leaves Passaconaway Road at
4.1 miles from Conway. The
parking area for the south
trailhead is on the right, with
an information kiosk. If you
pass the picnic area on the left
you’ve gone too far. A White
Mountain National Forest parking permit is required to park
in the lot. Permits are $3 per
day, available at the trailhead
kiosk, or a season permit may
be obtained from the WMNF
ranger station on Kancamagus
Highway.
The Moat Mountain Trail
traverses the Moat Mountain
Range from South Moat over
Middle Moat and then North
Moat. The distance from the
south trailhead to the summit
of South Moat is 2.7 miles.
The first 1.3 miles of the trail
is broad and well graded. After
that, the trail is steeper with
ledge scrambling as it nears the
summit.
What to Bring: Good
boots, rain or wind gear, touring poles, tick and mosquito
repellant, sunglasses, water and
snacks, personal first aid kit,
matches, map and compass and
cell phone. Let someone know
your hiking plans before you
leave!
Next: The next hiking column will be Mount Sabattus
in Center Lovell. For the next
Denmark Mountain Hikers
climb, check The Bridgton
News community calendar.

village and dominates the skyline.
The Moats were burned
over in 1853 when a forest
fire broke out just below the
North Moat summit. Strong
northwest winds fanned the fire
and over three days it burned
across the entire ridge burning everything there down to
bedrock. The bare summits and
ledges today are a reminder of
that fire.
There is a 9.7-mile trail
across the entire Moat Range,
but for a shorter, enjoyable 2.7mile hike climbers can ascend
only the South Moat starting
from the Passaconaway Road
trailhead. Views from the top
are spectacular, and include the
village of North Conway, White
Horse Ledge and Cranmore
Ski Area on the east, and views
of the Sandwich Range and
Mount Chocorua to the west.
This is a moderate hike and
the Denmark Mountain Hikers
last did it on Aug. 5, 2011. We
left the trailhead in threatening
weather, but the clouds cleared
when we reached the summit
and we enjoyed breathtaking
360o views. This is a popular
day hike and the summit can be
busy on fine summer days.
Denmark Mountain Hikers making the final ascent
Trail facts
to the summit of South Moat Mountain on Aug 5, 2011.
South Moat Mountain
(Photo by Allen Crabtree)
is located in Carroll County,
Albany, N.H.
“Climb the mountains and
Difficulty: Moderate, with
get their good tidings. Nature’s steep parts near the summit
peace will flow into you as
Trail distance to the sumsunshine flows into trees. The mit (one way) is 2.7 miles
winds will blow their own
Hiking time to the summit
freshness into you, and the (one way) is 2 1/2 hours
storms their energy, while
Elevation: 2,770 feet
cares will drop away from you
Vertical gain: 2,200 feet
like the leaves of Autumn”
Coordinates: 44.01757N — John Muir in Our National 71.19424W
Parks, 1901
Topo Map:USGS North
By Allen Crabtree
Conway West
Guest Writer
South Moat Mountain is
the southern-most summit of
PRIVATE,
a long, north-south ridge that
AFFORDABLE
includes Middle and North
Moats. The Moat Range lies
COTTAGE
just west of North Conway
with 280’ of frontage on

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nature trails are a part of this beautiful
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those winter months. $339,000

School news

Page C, The Bridgton News, May 24, 2012

Student
notes

Fine Arts Festival

Dorothy Leckie of Naples
received the Emerging Leader
Award at Saint Joseph’s College
in Standish. The award is given
to a first or second-year student
who exemplifies leadership in
co-curricular and extra-curricular activities and has helped
advance the quality of life for
students. Dorothy is a freshman
Sports Management major.
Molly Shaw of Naples
earned the Jennifer Mary
Dorothy Leckie
Jimenez Award at Saint
Joseph’s College in Standish. The award is presented to the
Communications student who best reflects the qualities of intellectual curiosity, academic achievement, the ability to guide and
motivate fellow students, and the potential to make significant
contributions to her profession.
Molly is a member of the Delta Epsilon Sigma National Honor
Society and will graduate with distinction this month.
Katherine E. Slye, the granddaughter of Richard and Beverly
Martin of Bridgton, will graduate from Elmira College on June 3.
Katherine will be receiving her bachelor of arts degree in History
and Political Science, graduating Summa Cum Laude
While attending Elmira College, Katherine earned admission
into the following honor societies: Phi Beta Kappa, Triota, Pi
Sigma Alpha, Pi Gamma Mu, Omicron Delta Kappa, Phi Alpha
Theta and Phi Eta Sigma.
She will be entering the University of New York Albany’s
Rockefeller College of Political Science in the fall to pursue her
doctoral degree in Political Science.
Lyndsay C. Snow has graduated Basic Training for the Air
Force Reserves at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio,
Texas. She continued on to Ft. Lee in Virginia for training in Air
Transportation, where she graduated with honors.
Lyndsay is the daughter of Alfred G. and Jolene Snow of
Denmark. She is a 2009 graduate of Fryeburg Academy.

The SAD 61 Fine Arts
Department invites the public to join in a celebration of
student art, music and dance
on Wednesday, May 30 and
Thursday, May 31 at Lake
Region High School.
Both evenings, artwork by
K-12 students will be on display in the gym from 5:30 to 7
p.m. In addition, there will be
elementary and middle school
musical performances, face

painting, hands-on art activities, demonstrating artists, and
t-shirt printing (bring a t-shirt
from home to have a middle
school student design printed
on it.).
On May 30 from 7 to 9 p.m.,
high school students will perform a Dance Showcase in the
auditorium.
On May 31 from 7 to 8:30
p.m., the Pops Concert will
take place in the auditorium.

MICE BOW TO THE KING — Playing the role of King Grumble Knees is Mark Mayo
(center), accompanied by a band of mice including (left, clockwise) Madison McIntyre, Elijah
Levesque, Wendy Ducas, Han Mei, Adam Ranco and Madison Morse.
(Rivet Photos)

Opinion & Comment

May 24, 2012, The Bridgton News, Page D

Medicare
nuggets

Views from Senate
by Bill Diamond
State Senator, D-Windham

Wrapping up
the session

In the early hours of the morning last Thursday, after meeting
for two very long days, the legislature adjourned.
While we did complete all the business we had before us,
including a Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
budget for 2013 and a package of bonds, we are not necessarily
done. We left the door open to come back and deal with any vetoes
the governor may issue on the bills we passed. The DHHS supplemental budget has already been signed, but the bond bills and a
few other bills await the governor’s decision. He has 10 business
days including Saturdays to veto any bills passed in our two-day
session.
Concerning the bonds, we passed five bond issues adding up to
$95.7 million. The largest, $51.5 million, is for highways, bridges,
ports and other transportation projects. This is sorely needed and
will put people to work now and make a dent in the backlog of
projects the state has before it.
We also approved a $20 million bond for Research and
Development in technology-intensive industrial sectors; an $11.3
million bond for public higher education; a $7.9 million bond for
wastewater and drinking water systems; and a $5 million Land
for Maine’s Future bond to preserve our forests, farmlands, deer
habitat and working waterfronts for future generations.
All of these bonds required a super-majority of two-thirds of
the legislature to pass, and, if signed by the governor, will still
need to be approved by the voters of Maine in a general election.
I voted against the DHHS budget that was passed because it
relied on too many questionable sources of income to balance
the budget. For example, there is a gimmick in the budget that
assumes the federal government will waiver existing federal
regulations and thus save $11 million. This is highly unlikely and
will leave a significant hole in the proposed balanced budget. Ten
million dollars was also taken from the education budget to help
balance this budget.
This budget cuts far too much from programs that help Maine
families, especially children and seniors such as the Home
Visitation program (which is aimed at preventing tragedies like
the recent death of little Ethan Henderson), and low cost drugs for
the elderly.
The official expression for final adjournment of the legislature
is adjourning “sine die.” This is Latin for “without day,” meaning
SESSION, Page D

THEY DONATE FOOD EVERY WEEK — Members of the Taoist Tai Chi Society from
Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts brought donations for the Bridgton Food Pantry
April 28 to the Community Center at 41 Depot Street. Taoist Ta Chi Society USA President
Jane Edwards, a student of founder Master Moy Lin-Shin, led the daylong workshop at which
members brought food donations, had a potluck lunch and shared stories of how Taoist Tai
Chi has made an impact on their health and quality of life. Contributions to the Bridgton
Food Pantry are made weekly by the members of the Taoist Tai Chi Society, in accordance
with the society’s foundation values of compassion, selflessness and service to others. Bridgton
Food Pantry Director Deb Davenport said the town’s other Tai Chi group also donates weekly,
and she is very grateful for both of their donations. Davenport also sent a huge thanks to the
Bridgton Post Office, which collected about 1,500 pounds of food in their annual drive May
12. She said the post office donations will fill 125 pantry boxes.

Even archaeology is political these days. That’s too bad
because it slows down research.
Muslim Arabs discourage Israeli
Jews from excavating ancient
sites whenever they can because
findings might bolster Jewish
claims to disputed territory.
Christians and Jews tend to be
more open to whatever may
emerge from archaeological digs.

They tend to be happy when the
research bolsters Biblical writings, but they don’t try to re-bury
evidence that would conflict
with religious teachings. Radical
Muslims, however, threaten to
kill anyone who even suggests
something that would cast doubt
on one of their teachings. For
Palestinian Arabs, fostering the
view that they’re victims of

Israeli “oppression” is their most
potent political weapon, so historical evidence of Israeli settlement predating Palestinians by
millennia threatens them.
That’s true for many Native
American tribes here in America
too, unfortunately. It seemed to
begin with a remarkable find of
a nearly complete, 9,000-yearold skeleton in the Columbia
River in Washington state. The
political controversy in this case
is racial because features of the
skull don’t comply with those
of Indian or “Native American”
skulls found previously. Instead,
it looks Caucasian and that
threatens the accepted narrative
of American Indian tribes who
claim to be the first people in
POLITICS, Page D

By Stan Cohen
Medicare Volunteer
Counselor
The Affordable Care Act
(ACA) requires that insurance
companies this year begin notifying customers how much of
their premiums they have spent
on medical care and quality
improvement.
Beginning in 2011, insurers
were required to spend at least 80
percent of total, collected premium dollars on medical care and
quality improvement. Insurance
companies that do not meet the
80/20 standard (also known as
the Medical Loss Ratio) are
required to pay rebates to their
customers this year.
The law, however, permits
an adjustment to the 80% standard for a state’s individual
health insurance market if it
is determined that applying
this standard “may destabilize
the individual market in such
state.” The Maine Bureau of
Insurance applied for such an
adjustment (to 65% instead of
80% for three years) and it was
approved. Interestingly, 17 states
applied for adjustment, and only
Maine was approved without
modification to its request.
To my mind, this action
by the Federal Department of
Health & Human Services is
another indication that, in situations where the ACA might create hardships for a state, it will
act in good faith to make appropriate adjustments or waivers to
its rules.
Stan Cohen, a Medicare
Volunteer Counselor, is available for free, one-on-one consultations at Bridgton Hospital
on Tuesdays from 8:30 to 11
a.m. No appointment is necessary. Alternatively, call the
Southern Maine Agency on
Aging (800-427-7411) and ask
for a Medicare advocate.

Opinions

Page D, The Bridgton News, May 24, 2012

Views from Augusta

A chance to
lead

by Paul LePage
Governor of Maine

A lot can happen
in 500 days

At my inauguration I said: if
it is to be, it is up to us to move
Maine forward.
When I took the oath on Jan.
5, 2011, I had plans to make
Maine prosperous. During the
past 500 days, those plans have
been put into motion.
With hard work and determination, this administration is
moving Maine back on a track to
financial stability, streamlining
government, and providing tax
relief for thousands of Mainers.
We are also making Maine
more business friendly.
Maine people deserve prosperity, and it is our responsibility to promote polices that will
help reduce the burden on our
job creators so they can invest,
expand and provide good jobs
for Mainers.
We have more than 40,000
businesses in Maine and it’s difficult to select just a few that
stand out, but in an effort to recognize a handful of companies
for their commitment to excellence, I highlighted a few this
past week.
For 22 years, it has been a tradition for the governor to hand
out awards for business excellence. These companies are honored for showing a high level of

commitment to their community,
employees and to manufacturing
or service excellence.
Fair Point Communications
has been a sponsor of the
Governor’s Awards for the past
five years now and we appreciate their support. This year’s
winners are: Allen Insurance
and Financial of Camden;
James D. Julia of Fairfield;
Moose River Lumber Company
of Moose River; Saddleback
Maine of Rangeley; Tambrands,
Incorporated of Auburn; and
Volk Packaging of Biddeford.
Congratulations to all.
My primary goals are to
continue to build this economy,
increase our competitiveness and
help businesses like these create
good paying jobs. We will do
this by streamlining government,
removing red tape, reforming
welfare, lowering taxes, improving our education system and
reducing energy costs.
During the last 500 days, we
have provided $400 million in
tax relief for Mainers, removing
more than 70,000 Mainers from
the income tax rolls.
We have also provided $31
million in immediate tax relief
for investments made in Maine
500 DAYS, Page D

To The Editor:
As the newest SAD 61 budget was being debated some
thoughts come to mind.
Town managers are telling
the school board that there is
no more money available; the
defaults are up and tax liens
are growing. So, it sounds as
though an increase in the budget isn’t realistic.
As the board and faculty
wrestle with how to make do
with the current amount, all I
hear about is cutting programs
and teachers, but also we hear
of increases for the administrators? If it is really about giving
our children the best education,
then why are we cutting programs and teachers and paying
administrators more? I have a
theory. The collective bargaining groups and the state union
representatives have made it
about money! Plain and simple.
The unions have corrupted the
education system and in turn
have made our children’s future
bleak. The system breeds bad
education and rewards mediocre teachers. It’s time to start
the conversation about charter
schools, which are not perfect,
but at least it gives the district and the voters’ control.
Right now, the unions have the
control. At a time when we
are jeopardizing our children’s
futures by replacing teachers
with Ed Techs, I cannot believe
we are even considering any
raises at all. And the increase in
benefit premiums that the faculty get could amount to what
is needed to keep the teachers
in this budget.
If it were really about the
children, then what better way
to teach the future leaders how
to lead than by taking a pay
freeze across the board and
capping any raises to benefit
premiums. We might just have
enough money to keep all the
teachers we need and reinstate
some important programs all
the while creating a “we are
together in this” culture that
will bring the community and
the district together to help our
children receive the best educational experience.
Teaching is a calling. It’s not
supposed to be about money.
The education system isn’t
working. Things must change
and that change like in any
other successful change must
begin at the top! The faculty of
this district has an opportunity

to rally the community by stepping up and leading from the
top. And, I hope they will. It’s
the only way we can fix this
issue. Then, we can make this
the best district in the state for
the children and the faculty.
Ken Brown
Naples

Final
response
To The Editor:
To paraphrase Ronald
Reagan, there he goes again!
Jeffrey Borneman launched yet
another unwarranted personal
attack on me in his May 10
letter to the editor. He seems
determined to bait me into a
protracted exchange of broadsides. If so, he won’t get his
wish. This letter will be my
second (and last) rejoinder, no
matter how many times he may
assail me in the future.
Two items in his letter show
why any such exchange would
be fruitless. First, my jaw
dropped when I read his statement that McCarthyism “has
long been vindicated.” The truth
is: Joseph McCarthy’s ruthless witch hunt destroyed lives,
ruined careers and threatened
the foundations of democracy.
Every responsible commentator
in the last half century has condemned it, but not those who
are “true believers.”
In his landmark book, The
True Believer, written at the
height of the McCarthy madness, philosopher Eric Hoffer
described their delusional
mindset. True believers cannot
be convinced to change their
opinions by any amount of contrary evidence.
M. Lamar Keene later wrote,
in part: “What is it that compels
a person, past all reason, to
believe the unbelievable…Even
after it is exposed in the bright
light of day, he… clings to
it all the harder.” So, I know
how futile it is to debate somebody who still believes, against
all contrary evidence, that
McCarthyism has been vindiLETTERS, Page D

Views from Senate
by Susan Collins
United States Senator

The gratitude
of a nation

“Let us in this solemn
presence renew our pledges
to aid and assist those whom
they have left among us a
sacred charge upon a nation’s
gratitude — the soldier’s and
sailor’s widow and orphan.”
These words were written by Union General John
Logan, who in 1868 designated a day in which the graves
of Civil War soldiers would
be decorated on a day that
is known today as Memorial
Day.
Memorial Day is a time
of solemn remembrance of
loved ones who have perished for the sake of our
nation, and gratitude for the
freedoms we enjoy because
of their sacrifices and acts of
heroism. At the same time, it
also signifies the beginning
of the summer season, time
to spend with friends, family,
and loved ones, and anticipation of warmer weather.
From the local community parades highlighted
by participants waving our
flag with pride to ceremonies filled with bright spring
flowers draped in honor over
the final resting places of
fallen soldiers at cemeteries throughout the nation
to the neighborhood barbecue where friends and fam-

ily gather to commemorate
the new season, Memorial
Day offers Americans many
opportunities to express gratitude to those who lost their
lives in our nation’s military
conflicts.
When it originated in 1868,
Memorial Day was known as
Decoration Day, because it
was the day designated for
Americans to honor the fallen
soldiers from the Civil War
by decorating their graves
with flowers.
The first Memorial Day
was observed on May 30,
1868, although roots of the
holiday can be traced earlier,
to the end of the Civil War
when organized women’s
groups in the South decorated the graves of fallen
Confederate soldiers.
New York was the first
state to recognize the holiday in 1873, followed in the
next several years by most
northern states. And eventually, the day became an occasion to honor all those who
died in all American military
conflicts. In 1971, Congress
declared Memorial Day a federal holiday to be celebrated
the last Monday in May.
A national Memorial Day
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(Continued from Page D)
cated. I’d as soon debate a
person who believes slavery
has been vindicated.
Second, Borneman suggested that “name calling represents a weak mind or faulty
argument(s) — or both.” He
went on: “As conservative
members of the GOP, we’re
tired of it.” Well, if the people
running today’s GOP actually
were conservatives, I wouldn’t
call them right-wing extremists
and similar unflattering things.
But, they aren’t conservatives.
They’re reactionaries. Olympia
Snowe and Susan Collins are
conservatives. They have the
same sensible, conservative
philosophy that the Republican
Party had when I was growing
up in the 1950s. Today, Snowe
and Collins regularly get derided as RINOS, (Republicans in
name only). That says more
about their right-wing extremist critics than it says about
them.
If Borneman and his fellow
far-right zealots are tired of
being called extremists, they
should stop acting like extremists. Consider the recent Maine
State Republican Convention.
What a fiasco! It looked like
something choreographed by
The Three Stooges. Even a
“weak-minded, faulty” guy like
me can understand that such
extremism is leading this oncegreat political party straight off
a cliff. That’s why I resigned
my membership decades ago,
and I haven’t regretted that
decision for a minute.
Rev. Robert Plaisted
Bridgton

To The Editor:
Try as I might, I just don’t get
the Republican/Conservative
political point of view. The
facts are: President Reagan initiated the current mentality of
cutting taxes for the wealthy,
and deregulating everything.
Forty years later, in 2008, the
United States economy was
approaching a depression as
bad as the 1930s. Banking was
in chaos, housing was almost
in total collapse. Up to 800,000
jobs were being lost per month
in December 2008. Health
insurance premiums were killing anyone capable of paying
them. The middle class was
being driven into extinction,
SWINGIN’ BEARS GRADUATES — The Swingin’ Bears Square Dance Club of South Paris and the Dow Jones Industrial
graduated nine class members May 9. Graduates pictured are, in front, from left: Melody average was in the 7,000 range.
Cox, Bryant Pond; Sally Belisle, Lewiston; Diane Bilodeau, Mechanic Falls; Rita Laurinitis, We were in two unfunded wars,
Rumford; and back row, from left: Robert Weaver, Norway; Paul Belisle, Lewiston; Ray with a huge unfunded prescripHilton, Club Caller and Class Instructor of Saco; Jim Maynard, South Paris; Don Bilodeau, tion drug program. Okay, so,
Mechanic Falls; and Bill Laurinitis, Rumford. Officers were installed at the May 10 annual “Get over it!” You cannot unmeeting, as follows: Chandler Wright of Greenwood, president; Eleanor and Bob Herrick of ring the bell! However, we
Auburn, co-vice presidents; Nancy Engdahl of Waterford, secretary; Esther Tucker of Poland, can question former Governor
treasurer; and Pam Reed of Bridgton, Melody Cox of Bryant Pond and Fred Engdahl of Romney’s proposals gong
Waterford, directors. Caller Ray Hilton will continue calling workshops of mainstream and forward. He is putting forth
plus each Wednesday through June 13 at the Oxford Hills Middle School, Pine Street, South the same agenda that put us
Paris.
at the edge of the table five
years ago. Can someone please
islator for a response to some discussing how important the as any other representative. explain this thinking to me?
pressing concerns. Weeks election would be and hoped A good public servant would Mr. Romney wants to cut
went by, then months. Never I’d consider him for represent- gladly and proudly display taxes and cut spending. We
received even an acknowledg- ing me and my Bridgton neigh- their record on request as it’s have been there, done that! It
ment of my letter, which was a bors. He couldn’t have been on the public record for inter- doesn’t work.
The current definition of
plea for at least an opinion of more accommodating.
ested citizens and of course
“insanity” is doing the same
what this budget may entail if
One of the points in my let- paid for by us as well.
enacted. This was the first time ter was the debate on health
I would also encourage thing over and over and expectin many years where a letter or care. I noted it took 52 days newspapers to publish our ing a different result.
Mr. Romney claims he
phone call was totally ignored of hearings to designate the local representatives’ voting reby a public servant. I’ve always whoopie pie as the state offi- cords just as it does with our knows how the economy
received responses, acknowl- cial treat. It took merely nine selectmen’s votes. We deserve works. He says he created jobs
edgments and even “thank days of hearings for the health at least this much information. (Staples, Bright Horizons etc.).
I’m reminded of a quote by Could Mr. Romney please bring
you” comments from these care bill. One gets concerned
public servants of all stripes upon learning this. I also former New York governor, up the list of companies he
which we put into office, pay mentioned the plight of the Mario Cuomo, who emphasized caused to fail? Moreover, how
their salaries, their expenses, exponential increase of those that it is the duty of citizens to many jobs did Mr. Romney
staffs, insurance, travel fares attending food pantries in the be vigilant and hold our elected outsource to other countries
and mileage, and I believe, past year, which included many officials accountable for their during his glory years? Mr.
pensions in some cases. We elderly citizens in light of the actions and votes. My urgent Romney sent his own money
expect them and it’s their duty federal cutbacks in this pro- letter was sent one year ago. out of the country to avoid
To the Editor:
to be our voice and to respond gram — and did he ever have I have to wonder which slush paying taxes, then extols the
One year ago last May, I to their constituents.
the occasion to visit these food pile or circular file it ended up virtue of his success from his
wrote a letter to my state senaIn the past year, I did receive lines or discuss this dilemma in in. I’ve learned an important investments. Under Governor
tor about some serious concerns a mass mailed (puff piece?) the legislature?
lesson — transparency! This is Romney, Massachusetts ranked
about our governor’s projected annual report on what an
I find it personally unac- rare from some of our elected in the bottom 5% of states in
budget. My concerns had a important job this legislator is ceptable for our tax-subsi- officials. It would keep offi- creating jobs. I just don’t get
sense of urgency as serious doing — the mailing also paid dized public servants to ignore cials from operating under the it!
cutbacks were predicted, espe- by his constituents. At least we requests from those who put radar with no accountability.
Where is the More Perfect
cially affecting those on fixed know he voted on issues. That them in office and subsidize
In this upcoming election, Union in this picture?
incomes (myself included). My was the only communication them to work for us. When you we now have candidates vying
We all know neither
letter was accompanied with received in the two-year term have a politician who becomes for open seats for the first time President Obama nor former
a column from a noted col- this time around.
term-limited, such as this legis- in years and it is my hope they Governor Romney can do anyumnist who writes exclusively
It’s particularly interesting lator, there is no more account- will pledge to keep their con- thing by themselves. It is the
on senior issues. The caption that that this incumbent spent ability for any non-responses. I stituents apprised of their votes “vision” they espouse that
read: “Crisis Time For Maine quality time campaigning for guess we can all eat cake since and actions. Those who read will take us forward. President
Seniors.”
reelection as he spent about he’s apparently no longer run- the pages of this paper know Obama’s vision is balancing
I specifically asked this leg- 10 minutes on my doorstep ning for reelection or having to of those who keep the public spending cuts and restoration
face the fallout of his actions informed on various issues. It of the tax rate before President
or votes or whoever may have behooves us to remember they Bush gave the wealthy lower
PUBLIC NOTICE
fallen through the cracks as a work for us. We should demand taxes.
Former Governor Romney’s
result of the governor’s budget. honesty, excellence and open“vision”
is maintenance of
ness
and
nothing
less.
It
would
be
enlightening
to
PLANNING BOARD
After one year, I still await President Bush’s lower taxes
shine some light on all votes
The Lovell Planning Board will conduct a Public Hearing on a prohis response. I’m not holding for the wealthy and spending
taken on these crucial issues.
posed Conditional Use Permit for Tax Map R1, Lot 59, 428 Main
cuts affecting the middle class.
my breath.
I
would
certainly
encourage
Street, on June 6, 2012. The proposed use is for: Ice cream serving
Which vision will bring
Peter
Bollen
all
concerned
citizens
to
request
windows and retail sales of handcrafted items.
Bridgton the country to a More Perfect
a line item record on our state
The hearing will be held at the Selectmen’s office starting at 7:00 p.m.
Union? I recommend it is
senator’s voting record, as well
Interested persons should plan to attend or submit written comments
President Obama’s vision.
PUBLIC NOTICE
to the Planning Board, PO Box 236, Center Lovell, ME 04016, in
Joseph W. Angelo
advance of the hearing.
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Chickadee Lane
Bridgton

Holding Pols
Accountable

TOWN OF LOVELL

TOWN OF CASCO

2012 Seasonal Beach Maintenance

Public Notice

TOWN OF NAPLES
Public Hearing

DOG PARK

There will be a public hearing on the proposed Dog Park to be located on
State Park Road in Naples, on June 4, 2012 at 7:00 P.M. at the Town of
Naples Municipal Building.
This is a chance for the public to make comments on this project.
Derik Goodine
Naples Town Manager
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Public Notice

TOWN OF NAPLES
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
FOR BUDGET APPROVAL
AND OTHER BUSINESS

Public Notice

TOWN OF NAPLES
Board of Selectpersons
Public Hearing

The Naples Board of Selectpersons will hold a public hearing on June 4, 2012
at 7:00 P.M. at the Municipal Office Building located 15 Village Green Lane.
On the agenda: Renewal of a Liquor License for The Galley Restaurant &
Pub, Naples Pizza Dugout, LLC. And The Inn at Long Lake and a Special
Amusement Permit Application for The Galley Restaurant & Pub.
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Public welcome.

Public Notice

The Town of Naples Annual Town Meeting will be held on Wednesday,
June 6, 2012 at 7:00 P.M. at the Town of Naples Municipal Building
Gymnasium.
Copies of the Town Meeting Warrant and related documents will be available at the Town Office and on the town website at www.townofnaples.org
under the Town Meeting Tab on May 28, 2012.
Derik Goodine
Naples Town Manager
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TOWN OF NAPLES

PLANNING BOARD

BOARD OF APPEALS

The Planning Board will meet on Tuesday, June 5th, 2012 at 7:00 PM.
On the agenda:

The Naples Board of Appeals will meet on Tuesday, May 29, 2012
at 7 P.M. at the Naples Municipal Office Building.
On the agenda:

An application for an Outdoor Entertainment Permit for property located at 828 Roosevelt Trail and shown on Naples Tax
Map U01, Lot 2, submitted by Kim McPhee dba The Lost
Lobstah.

An application for a Lot Setback Reduction for property located
at 135 Trickey Pond Road and shown on Naples Tax Map U31,
Lot 15, submitted by Kenneth Dale.

An application for a dock expansion for property located at 933
Roosevelt Trail and shown on Naples Tax Map U25, Lot 13,
submitted by James Davenport.

An application for a Lot Setback Reduction for property located
at 306 Thompson Point Road and shown on Naples Tax Map
U18, Lot 82, submitted by Calvin Reinhart.
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Public Welcome.

Noteworthy
Happenings

To The Editor:
Recently in conversations,
individuals are commenting that things are beginning
to happen in Bridgton. This
is noteworthy, as previously,
many felt the opposite was true.
This momentum of action and
change is the result of participation by many people over an
extended period of time. These
are individuals offering and
shepherding ideas of change
and revitalization. Often the
effort is similar to punching a
hole in a brick wall, but with
perseverance their efforts are
beginning to be seen.

Keeping the
Faith

To The Editor:
Until we, the people, take
back our country, we deserve
to lose it; buying politicians,
many of them selling us out.
They are trusted with our lives,
our country, our liberties and
our way of life; what’s left of
it. We have had enough with
war and making deals with
countries so intent on destroying us.
I have faith in the people
that still respect the flag, God
and knowing messing up will
get you put away. Not everyone can be bought.
We deserve honest politicians. We deserve courts that
enforce our laws.
Our Wall Street businesses
are calling themselves people.
I have always believed if
you help in a crime you were
guilty of the crime. How high
does it go? How are those who
break the laws getting away
with it? Those so powerful and
elected by us, the people. Yes
us, the people, elect and turn
our heads. We worship those
who are hungry, greedy and
protected by their office.
On and on we go, handing
it over to our grandchildren
— starting out in life only
to be used and destroyed by
the greed that destroys them.
Will it be more of the same or
will we rise up and demand
justice?
How honorable they are
pledging allegiance to the
country and praying to God
when it isn’t allowed in
schools. Politicians do it and
it means nothing. It is good
enough for Congress, but not
for our children.
Do as I do, or is it do as I
say and I’ll do as I darn well
please? America, who will you
vote for to kick the can down
the road?
Robert J. Champagne
Bridgton
LETTERS, Page D

Public Notice

NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE
Please take notice that K&W Aggregates, LLC, PO Box 69, Cornish, ME 04020, 207-6252468, is intending on filing an application with the Maine Department of Environmental
Protection (DEP) on or about May 25, 2012, pursuant to the provisions of Title 38 M.R.S.A.,
Section 1301, et seq. and 06-096 CMR Chapter 400, et seq.

Public Notice

TOWN OF NAPLES

Public Welcome.

The Town of Casco is currently accepting bids for the 2012–2013
Town Beach Maintenance Program for the Town of Casco, Maine.
This shall be for a period of one year subject to the possibility of
annual renewal for up to two (2) additional seasons.
Bids are due in the office of the Town Manager, PO Box 60, Casco,
Maine 04015, or delivered to 635 Meadow Road, Casco, Maine, by
12:00 noon on Tuesday, May 29, 2012, at which time there will be a
public opening of the bids.
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These individuals serve on the
Sewer, Recycling, Community
Development, Comprehensive
Plan,
Investment
and
Baseball/Softball
committees or on the Planning,
Appeals, and Community
Center Boards. Others participate as members of the
library, Lakes Environmental
Association, Garden Club,
Four on the Fourth, Summer
Fest, Economic Development
Corporation, Rufus Porter
Museum, Pondicherry Days,
Bridgton Historical Society,
Bridgton Crafters or many of
the town’s nonprofits. Some
work quietly as individuals
on personal projects to benefit Bridgton. Collectively and
individually, all deserve praise
for their participation, creativity and perseverance. When you
see contributing individuals,
thank them and pat them on the
back for a job well done.
Not to be forgotten are those
who have participated and contributed in the past. They have
been where today’s contributors
are. They are a wealth of information and experience. Often,
time has dimmed the memory
of their contribution, but they
are not forgotten. Bridgton’s
New England charm and the
stories of the past keep an
appreciation for former contributors as a reminder of what
can be accomplished.
Those contributing today
are many. However, the need
for knowledge and experience
in finding solutions is greater.
Participating is fun and fulfilling. Consider your interest and
be part of the group making
things happen in Bridgton.
Chuck Renneker
Bridgton

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The application is for a 1-acre Wood Processing Facility Permit for Frost Mountain Gravel
Pit, Frost Mountain, Route 160, Brownfield, owned and operated by K&W Aggregates, LLC.
According to Department regulations, interested parties must be publicly notified, written
comments invited and, if justified, an opportunity for public hearing given. A request for a
public hearing, or that the Board of Environmental Protection assume jurisdiction of the
application, must be received by the Department, in writing, no later than 20 days after the
application is accepted by the Department as complete for processing.
The application and supporting documentation are available for review at the Bureau of
Remediation and Waste Management (BRWM) at the appropriate DEP regional office, during normal working hours. A copy of the application and supporting documentation may also
be seen at the municipal office in Brownfield, Maine.
Send all correspondence to: Maine Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of
Remediation and Waste Management, 17 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0017,
(207-287-2651 or 1-800-452-1942), or to the appropriate regional office, if known.
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Letters

(Continued from Page D)

Brick Church
To The Editor:
This year is a big year
for the Brick Church for the
Performing Arts in Lovell. The
work on our steeple is slated
for the fall. We have several
fundraising projects on the calendar, in addition to our regular summer season. We have
local artisans crafting pieces
centered on the Lakes Region
theme, each to include a duck
head. An auction will be held
on Aug. 6. And, we have a special concert with Jed Wilson,
featuring jazz singer Heather

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Masse on June 7. I am writing
to thank the two anonymous
donors who have sponsored
this concert. With the cost of
the steeple project being supported by several years of hard
work, the board would like
to express our appreciation to
those who have donated to the
fund. And, the board gives a
big shout out to those who
have given us the opportunity to bring exceptional talent
to the community and slowly
improve our historic building.
Since I do not know who the
folks are that have been so
generous, I just want to say
“thank you from the bottom of
our belfry!”
Susie Mosca, President
Brick Church for the
Performing Arts
Lovell

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE?
THE BRIDGTON NEWS

Directory
Heartfelt
Thanks

To The Editor:
I would like to take this time
to show my appreciation to the
volunteers from the four civic
organizations (many of us wear
several hats) that contributed
their time last Saturday at the
pancake breakfast hosted by
Oriental Lodge #13 in Bridgton
for the purpose of raising funds
for the annual Bridgton fireworks. Representatives from
the Masons, Rotary Club, Lions
Club and Community Center
were there and all pitched in
to make this fundraising event
successful.
Mostly, I would like to thank
you — the citizens and visitors
to our town — for taking time
out of your day to make this

(Continued from Page D)
by job creators.
By investing in business we
are investing in more jobs. When
you pay less in taxes, we are
helping our economy because it’s
likely you’ll spend that money
right here in Maine. This is moving Maine in the right direction
and I am determined to do more,
not for me, but for every Mainer
I represent.

Nation’s gratitude
(Continued from Page D)
tradition occurs each year at
Arlington Cemetery when a
small American flag is placed
on each and every grave, and
a wreath is laid, generally by
either the president or vice
president, at the Tomb of the
Unknown Soldier. People
from across the country will
also gather on the National
Mall in our nation’s capital
for the annual Memorial Day
concert, offering Americans
an opportunity to come
together to remember and to
honor the legacy of those who
paid the ultimate sacrifice for
our country.
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Mainers to pay their gratitude and respects to fallen
soldiers. Whether you attend
a local parade or ceremony,
visit a memorial, or fly the
American flag at half-staff
until noon, it is important for
all Americans, in their own
way, to take this time to pay
tribute to all those — generations past and present — who
have fought for our freedom
and the values that Americans
hold so dear.
We also must demonstrate
to loved ones of fallen soldiers that we are a nation
of gratitude for the sacrifices
these soldiers have made for
all of us.
RUBBISH SERVICE

Army Pvt. Christopher
A. Navia has graduated from
the Fire Support Specialist
Advanced Individual Training
course at Fort Sill, Lawton,
Okla.
The field artillery specialists
serve in intelligence activities
including target processing in
field artillery, cannon battalions,
division artillery, artillery and
maneuver brigade and headquarters and fire support elements.
The course is designed to
train students to establish, maintain, and operate radio and wire
communications and speech
security equipment, including
encoding and decoding messag-

es. They also must prepare and
maintain daily staff journals, fire
support situation maps, charts
and other fire support and target
processing procedures, records,
and documents. In addition, students assist in initiating requests
for field artillery, mortar, naval
gunfire, and aerial delivered
munitions, and emplace, maintain, and assist in the operation
of laser range finders, target
designation, and night observation devices.
Navia is the son of Rodrigo
and Sandra Navia of Tuscarora
Court, West Melbourne, Fla. He
is a 2008 graduate of Fryeburg
Academy.

NO MORE DUCT TAPE — Muddy River Signs put up a new sign April 26 at The Bridgton TwinDrive-in on Route 302, and
it’s a welcome sight to drive-in owner John Tevanian. The old sign, with a reader board dating back to 1971, was looking decidedly shabby and creaky the last few years, and needed to be shored up with two-by-fours after the remnants of a hurricane
Brig. Gen. Brent M. Boyles, Assistant Adjutant General for breezed through last August. “We’d been holding it up with duct tape,” Tevanian joked. The drive-in itself dates back to 1957.
the Maine Army National Guard, announced the promotion of The movies in the photo are no longer playing; showing starting Friday on Screen 1 are Battleship and The Avengers; and on
(Geraghty photo)
Jared Lanham of Casco to private first class of Company B, Screen 2, a triple feature: Pirates, Men in Black II and Ghostrider II.
3/172 Infantry (Mountain). He was promoted to the rank in March
2012.

Lanham service note

Food pantries receive more than $13,000

Water conservation
NORWAY — One product
of a three-year watershed-services project involving Maine
partners Manomet Center for
Conservation Sciences and the
Western Foothills Land Trust, is
a newly-developed web-based
program called the Clean Water
Carbon Fund (www.cleanwatercarbonfund.org).
The website has been
launched to fund tree planting
in the Crooked River and other
New England watersheds. The
CWCF site was created and will
be maintained by Manomet;
visitors to the site are invited to
make voluntary carbon offset
contributions. There are tools
on the site to calculate carbon
offsets if desired, and contributions can be directed to specific
watersheds in the program.
Recognizing the integral
relationship between a forested
watershed upstream and clean
drinking water downstream, the
fund will provide white pines
to be planted on lands that
have been open for more than

ten years and that are within
the watershed. Landowners
who would like to have trees
planted on their lands need to
make a commitment to retain
the trees for at least 40 years.
Where hayfields are concerned,
funds are available to compensate owners for the loss of hay
income on an annual per acre
basis.
So far, the program has
planted pines within the upper
Connecticut River watershed
on agricultural lands whose
riparian buffers were heavily
damaged by hurricane Irene last
August. In Maine, the Western
Foothills Land Trust has been
actively looking for planting
sites and willing landowners.
If you have open lands within the watershed that have been
in agriculture or are retired sand
pit sites, and would welcome
protecting the water quality of
the river by allowing trees to
be planted on your land, please
contact Lee at 739-2124, wflt@
megalink.net

Hannaford Supermarkets and
its customers worked together
to contribute more than $13,000
in product and cash donations
to help feed hungry individuals
in the North Conway N.H. area
through the 2011 Hannaford
Helps Fight Hunger campaign.
The
North
Conway
Hannaford sold 1,208 Helping
Hands boxes — full of the products that food pantries need the
most. This total topped District
6 and triggered an additional
$1,000 donation by Hannaford.
Store Manager Jeffrey Cox presented that donation to mem-

Fryeburg.
“We could not have helped
these important organizations at
this level without the support of
our customers, local pantries and
associates here at Hannaford,”
Cox said. “People in this community understand the need and
are passionate about taking care
of each other.”
Hannaford Helps Fight
Hunger had three parts:
Hannaford Helping Hands:
Boxes of the grocery items
that pantries most need were
sold for $10 each. These boxes
included dry cereal, oatmeal,

PORTLAND — An AARP
Driver Safety Class for drivers ages 50 and older will be
presented from 9 a.m. to 1:30
p.m. on Friday, June 15, at the
AARP Maine State Office, 1685
Congress Street, Portland.
The registration fee is $12
for AARP members, $14 for
others. To register, phone Phil
Chin, AARP volunteer instructor, at 846-0858. Because class
size is limited, early registration no later than June 8 is

advised.
The AARP Driver Safety
Program is the first and largest
classroom refresher course specifically designed to meet the
driving safety needs of experienced and mature drivers.
Offered as a four-hour class
in Maine, this class helps drivers learn about defensive driving, new traffic laws and rules
of the road and it helps older
drivers learn how to adjust to
age-related changes in vision,
hearing and reaction time.
Insurance companies in Maine
are required to give discounts
to drivers age 55 and older for

three years after they complete found on the Internet at www.
this course.
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Wrapping up session
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that there are no further legislative days left. By not adjourning
“sine die,” we will be able to return to deal with the vetoes without
going through the extensive process of organizing a “special session.” I will keep you informed as to how things turn out.
As always, if there is anything I can do as your senator, just
call my office at the State House at 287-1515 or visit my website,
www.mainesenate.org/diamond to send me an e-mail.
Senator Bill Diamond is a resident of Windham, and serves
the District 12 communities of Casco, Frye Island, Raymond,
Standish, Windham and Hollis.

tuna fish, macaroni and cheese,
rice, canned soup, canned vegetables and peanut butter.
Register
Donation:
Customers donated money
to their regional or state food
bank, in $5 increments, right at
the register.
Buy One, Give One:
Customers triggered donations
to regional or state food banks
by purchasing a particular
Hannaford brand product. For
each of these items purchased,
Hannaford donated an identical
item to the food bank.

AARP present driving safety course in Portland

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bers of the Vaughn Community
Center ($500) and Little Brown
Church Food Pantry ($500).
Hannaford Helps Fight
Hunger raised $971,424 in
product and cash donations for
food-assistance programs in
five states, including $261,000
in New Hampshire. The 2011
program took place from Oct.
30 to Dec. 31.
As part of the campaign, the
North Conway Hannaford made
donations to Vaughn Community
Center, Little Brown Church
Food Pantry, Brownfield Food
Pantry and The Dinner Bell in

The Fair Housing Act of 1968 at 42 U.S.C.
3604(c) makes it unlawful “to make, print, or
publish, or cause to be made, printed, or
published any notice, statement, or advertisement, with respect to the sale, or rental of
a dwelling that indicates any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race, color,
religion, sex, handicap, familial status or
national origin, or an intention to make any
such preference, limitation or discrimination.

HELP WANTED
CLEANERS NEEDED — Jordan
Rentals is looking for experienced
cleaners to join our team on Saturdays
throughout the summer months from
9-3. Applicants must be 18 years or
older, be dependable, have reliable
transportation and a good vacuum.
Competitive hourly rate. Ask for
Elaine or Sonia at 1-800-942-5547.
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a residential girls summer camp in
the Lake Region. Experience with
painting, drawing and ceramics.
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Pequawket Kids Association, is an After School cultural enrichment
program serving the children of elementary schools in MSAD #72.
Program Coordinator is a year round position to include hours until
5:30 p.m. during the school year. The coordinator will work 5 weeks during the summer.
Qualifications: supervisory skills, strong organizational and writing skills,
creativity, enjoyment working with children, experience with program
development; administration and finance; Bachelor’s degree in a related
field preferred
Assistant Program Coordinator position is from 2:30 until 5:30 p.m.
daily when PKA is in session from the second week of school to the last
week of school.
Qualifications: good communication, supervisory, organization and writing skills, creativity, enjoyment working with children, experience with
program development; some higher education in a related field preferred.
Applications can be found online at www.pka.me
Deadline: Monday, May 28.
Mail to: Pequawket Kids Association Attn: Laura Riggs-Mitchell,
124 Portland St., Fryeburg, ME 04037.
E.O.E.

C.A. Snow School After School Program
Coordinator and Assistant Program Coordinator

Physical Therapy Aide

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Summit Traverse of Stow, Maine is a short-term, transitional, therapeutic
boarding program for boys and young men ages 14 to 18+. Residential
staff work as members of a team in all components of the program by
providing students with guidance, mentoring and instruction. The position includes participating in weekend back-country and front-country trips as well as
on-campus supervision in the residential element at our Cold River Lodge. Schedule is a
week on and a week off. One-year of experience working with adolescents, a related
undergraduate degree and SFA/CPR certification is recommended. Must be at least 21
years of age. Competitive pay and additional benefits available. Please e-mail a resume
to jobs@summit-traverse.com or fax to (207) 697-2021.
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NORWAY
—
Louise
Fillebrown, RN has recently received Sexual Assault
Forensic Examiner (SAFE)
certification.
The SAFE
Program provides training for
health care providers that care
for patients who have suffered
sexual assault. The training also
provides education and instruction on the use of the Maine
sex crimes kit for collection of
evidence.
Training includes 40 hours of
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Artists sought for
Bethel Art Fair

BETHEL — Organizers of
the 23rd annual Bethel Art Fair,
the Mahoosuc Arts Council, are
inviting applications from artists to exhibit at the fair, to be
held on Saturday, July 7, from
9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the historic
Bethel Common. The fair features fine artists working in all
mediums, such as oil, watercolor, pastel, pen and ink; and
fine crafters, representing such
mediums as woodwork, metal
sculpture, fiber art, stained

glass, beadwork, metalsmithing
and more.
Applications
must
be
received by June 1 for inclusion in the Bethel Art Fair program. The registration fee is not
refundable after June 20. The
fair will have entertainment
throughout the day, as well as
food and community booths.
For more information, call 8243575, visit www.mahoosucarts.
org or e-mail info@mahoosucarts.org

Collins finishes 2011
with perfect record

U.S. Senator Susan Collins
has continued her perfect voting
record with a consecutive voting
streak that extends to 4,825 roll
call votes.
Senator Collins has been
present for every roll call vote
that has occurred in the Senate
since she was sworn into office
in January 1997.
“Mainers are known for their
strong values and work ethic.
They hold their elected officials
to these same high standards,
and rightfully so. It continues to

be my great honor and privilege
to serve in the U.S. Senate representing the people of Maine.
This is a responsibility that I
both enjoy and take very seriously,” said Senator Collins.
In addition to not missing any
recorded votes, Senator Collins
continues to return home to
Maine for weekends and during
congressional recesses to meet
with constituents, visit communities, businesses, and schools
throughout the State, and to spend
time at her home in Bangor.

have settled in North America
thousands of years before the
first “Native Americans” arrived,
it was too much. I’ve been reading Stanford’s Across Atlantic
Ice and it’s fascinating. He and
colleague Bruce Bradley make
a convincing case that ancient
Solutrean people from around
the Pyrenees in southern France
and northern Spain came to
North America more than 20,000
years ago.
Solutreans were the ones
who produced the remarkable
paintings found in the Cave
of Altamira in northern Spain
as well as those of Lascaux in
southern France. It is Solutrean
stonework, however, that provides the bulk of the evidence
that they may have migrated to
the eastern seaboard of what is
now the United States. The way
Solutreans shaped various lithic
(stone) tools was quite similar to
how early “Clovis” cultures made
their tools in North America.
Stanford’s and Bradley’s
hypothesis threatens many academics as well as Indians because
historians have written countless books and articles insisting
there were no humans in North
or South America before Clovis
cultures 14,000 years ago and
that all Indian ancestors came
across a land bridge from Asia
where the Bering Strait is now.
There’s biological evidence in the
form of mitochondrial DNA of
a connection between Solutrean
people and Ojibwa Indians in
North America, but Stanford and
Bradley didn’t choose to cover it
in Across Atlantic Ice.
The question of how people
came to North America has fascinated me since I was a boy.
Although political controversy
interests me too, it’s impeding
research in this area and I wish
it would go away. It won’t, of
course, so I’ve had to weave it
into this column. The next time
I visit the subject though, I’ll
try to stick to the science. It’s
absolutely fascinating for history
geeks like me.
Tom McLaughlin of Lovell is
a retired U.S. History teacher. He
can be reached at tommclaughlin@fairpoint.net

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America. So what is a Europeanlooking, Caucasian man doing
in Washington state 9,000 years
ago? Not only that, but the man
had a primitive, stone spear point
embedded in his hipbone.
That was all too much for
the local Umatilla Indians, who
insisted that it be turned over to
them for re-burial. They claimed
that if the skeleton was found on
land they considered their ancestral territory, Kennewick Man (as
the skeleton was named) must
be their ancestor. That’s patently
ridiculous given that American
Indian tribes were constantly
warring on one another and shifting territories for centuries prior
to European conquests.
Nine thousand years is a long
time in human history. It’s well
into the prehistoric era, which
means that no records — neither
written nor traditional — exist
to document anything from
that time anywhere. So, for the
Umatilla to claim that a skeleton
over nine thousand years old
would be Umatilla is ridiculous
— something only “progressive”
bureaucrats in the federal government would consider credible.
Four or five other ancient skulls
with Caucasian features found in
other parts of the United States
have been reexamined since
Kennewick Man came to light,
but local Indian tribes on those
locations are trying to re-bury
those as well. The “First People”
myths are extremely important
to modern Indian tribes.
There’s big money in victimhood here in the early 21st century. Indians get billions in benefits
from taxpayers, not to mention
lucrative casino licenses, mostly
because of treaties and the widespread perception that their lands
were stolen by Europeans centuries ago. Uncovering archaeological data that casts any doubt
on that narrative is very threatening to them.
Evidence that Europeans
might have been here almost
10,000 years ago is bad enough,
but when Smithsonian anthropologist Dennis Stanford published
a book in February of this year
theorizing that Europeans may

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Obituaries

Janice Hawkins-Donovan

Ruth P. Ristich

Jeanette S. Dickson

PORTLAND — Janice Malley Hawkins-Donovan, better known in
later years as Sadie Hawkins-Donovan, died on May 19, 2012.
She was born on March 31, 1927 in Newton, Mass., a daughter of
James Francis and Marguerite (Burns) Malley.
She attended Newton Country Day School, Centre St., Newton,
Mass. from the second grade as a day student and later as a weekly
boarder when her family moved to Somersworth, N.H. in 1939. She
attended high school at Kenwood-Doane-Stuart in Albany, N.Y. She was
a member of the high school field hockey and lacrosse teams. In 1948,
she graduated from Manhattanville College, which was then located
in New York City. She majored in history, and was on the varsity field
hockey and lacrosse teams and class basketball team for four years. She
also was in the Glee Club for four years and served on other extracurricular committees throughout her college career. After graduation,
Janice worked in Boston for the State Adoption Agency, State Planning
Board and State Civil Defense Agency.
She married Edward F. Hawkins in 1952. He predeceased her in
1970. They lived in Norwood and Walpole, Mass. and Valley Cottage,
N.Y. before moving to Portland in 1965. She worked for the Portland
School Department for two and a half years as a teachers assistant while
taking courses at the University of Southern Maine for her teacher’s certificate. She then worked at Maine Medical Center as a social worker for
20 years, retiring in 1989. Here, she got the nickname, “Sadie,” which
stayed with her for the rest of her life.
She was married to Judge Robert Donovan from 1988 until his death
in 2009. They lived in Naples and later in Falmouth. They spent their
winters at St. Simons Island, Ga. They both enjoyed golfing, fishing and
playing bridge and cribbage. She volunteered at Naples Public Library
and the Area Agency on Aging in Portland, visiting people who could
no longer live in their home.
She is survived by her four children, Gerard L. Hawkins of Arlington,
Va., Janice A. Hawkins of Gorham, Christopher P. Hawkins of Portland
and Edward F. Hawkins of Belmont, N.H.; two stepchildren, Susan
Donovan Silver of Portland and Rob Donovan of Falmouth; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; and two
brothers, Fr. James Malley, SJ and John Malley.
Visitation was held on Tuesday, May 22, 2012 from 4 to 6 p.m., at
Conroy-Tully Crawford South Portland Chapel, 1024 Broadway, South
Portland. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Wednesday, May
23, 2012 at 10 a.m., at Holy Martyrs Catholic Church, 266 Foreside
Road, Falmouth. Interment will be at a later date at Calvary Cemetery,
South Portland.
Online condolences may be expressed to the family through the
Conroy-Tully Crawford Funeral Home at www.ctcrawford.com
In lieu of flowers the family requests donations made in Sadie’s name
to: The Alzheimer’s Foundation (www.alzfdn.org).

NORTH YARMOUTH — Ruth Pullen Ristich died peacefully at
home on May 7, 2012 under the loving care of her family and caregivers.
Her home is the same farm her grandparents Warren Winfield Scott
Pullen and Josephine Ruth Curtis Pullen lived in since 1879. They
were descended from Yarmouth residents, sea captain Joseph R. Curtis,
Louisa Jane Sumner, and school teacher Baxter Pullen and Elizabeth
Carlton and second wife Mary Pinkham of Leeds and Palermo.
Ruth is the last surviving member of her generation from Leon Cecil
Pullen and Julia Madelon Mellen’s four children, all born and raised in
Portland. After graduating from Portland High in 1933, Ruth attended
Westbrook Junior College for one year, then Harrisonburg Virginia
State Teachers College (now James Madison University). After teaching
Home Economics in Virginia at Crozet High School from 1937 to1940,
she worked for the University of New Hampshire from 1940 to 1942 as
a home demonstration agent in Carroll County.
Traveling across the state in her 1941 Plymouth “woodie” station
wagon, she taught workshops on practical domestic science skills,
helping homemakers save money by teaching such skills as canning,
upholstering, making mattresses from surplus cotton, re-seating, sewing,
making dress forms. She also served as a judge at local fairs.
In 1942, Ruth made history by joining the first class of 440 women
officers and became a First Lieutenant in the Women’s Army Auxiliary
Corps. Her tours of duty included attending Bakers & Cooks School
in Fort Riley, Kansas, supervising instructors at the Bakers & Cooks
School at Fort Ogelthorpe, Ga., and at Ft. Bragg, N.C., and Fort
DesMoines, Iowa, supervising the officers’ mess. She became the base
mess management officer for her last tour of duty with the Air Transport
Command at Kindley Field in Bermuda, where she met her husband,
celestial navigator Samuel S. Ristich. They were married at the Curtis
home at 7 South Street, Yarmouth in November of 1945 and celebrated
their 64th wedding anniversary in 2007 before Sam died in 2008. After
they moved to Ithaca, N.Y. in 1946 the GI Bill paid for their graduate
degrees at Cornell University. Ruth completed a master’s degree in
textiles and clothing and almost finished a master’s degree in education
before starting a family.
Ruth returned to teaching home economics in Patchogue, N.Y., and
New Brunswick, N.J., after her five children were born. She also taught
sewing at home, night school classes in upholstering and slipcover
making, and during the summers worked in the public schools. Every
summer, she’d pack her five children into the family VW bus and drive
from New Jersey to Maine to visit the relatives in Portland and North
Yarmouth, usually driving at nighttime.
Ruth’s other interests included antique glass collecting, and quilt
making, which she started at age 75. She helped organize making quilts
to raffle off for the First Universalist Church in Yarmouth for many
years.
After retiring to the Pullen Family farm in 1981, Ruth belonged to the
Fortnightly Club, the Victorian Society of Maine, the Portland Museum
of Art, the Maine Historical Society,
Yarmouth Historical Society, North
Yarmouth Historical Society, The
In Loving Memory of
Jones Museum, Calico Quilters,
My Mother
Pine Tree State Quilters, and First
Universalist Church of Yarmouth.
ILDRED RENE
She would like to be remembered as a loving mother and wife
HADBOURNE
and as one who truly enjoyed peoWho Passed Away
ple and helping others.
on May 23, 1976
Ruth is survived by her five children, Julianne Malm of Santa Rosa,
Our lives go on without you
Calif., May Ristich of Gill, Mass.,
But nothing is the same
Stephen Dwight Ristich of Sebago,
We have to hide our heartaches
Ruthie Ristich of Somerville,
When someone speaks your name
Mass., Josephine Ristich of North
Sad are the hearts that loved you
Yarmouth and Bonnie Bump of
Silent are the tears that fall
Portland; six grandchildren; and
Living our lives without you
two great-grandchildren.
The family will host an open
Is the hardest part of all.
house on Friday and Saturday,
You did so many things for us
June 8 from 4:30 to 7 p.m. and
Your heart was kind and true
June 9 from 1 to 3 p.m. at 731
And when we needed someone
Sligo Road, North Yarmouth. The
We could always count on you.
Celebration of Ruth’s Life Service
The special years will not return
will be held on Sunday, June 10, at
When we are all together
2:30 p.m. at the First Universalist
But with the love
Church, 97 Main St, Yarmouth. A
within our hearts
reception will follow.
You will walk with us forever.
Contributions may be sent to:
The Ruth Pullen Ristich Fund,
Miss and love you always,
First Universalist Church, 97 Main
Daughter & Son-in-Law
Street, Yarmouth, ME 04096.

Jeanette S. Dickson, 98, of Naples, died on
Saturday, May 19, 2012, at Bridgton Health
Care Center.
She was born in Middleborough, Mass.,
on May 8, 1914, the daughter of Carl W. and
Charlotte Perkins Stegmaier.
She married Joseph T. Dickson on July 3,
1938. She had been an assistant photographer
for her husband while running their own business in Plymouth, Mass., for many years.
She was a member of the Unitarian Church
in Kingston and Plymouth and served on the
Kingston School Committee.
She enjoyed stained glass, copper enameling, making jewelry and playing the piano.
She is survived by a son, Thomas N.
Dickson of Plymouth, Mass.; a daughter, Judith D. Fortin of Naples; five
grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; a sister, Anita Carey; and many
other extended family members.
She was predeceased by her husband.
Services will be held under the direction of Shepherd Funeral Home,
216 Main Street, Kingston, Mass. Local arrangements are under the
direction of Chandler Funeral Homes & Cremation Service, 8 Elm
Street, Bridgton. Online condolences may be shared with her family at
www.chandlerfunerals.com

Kathryn Ann Berger
Kathryn Ann Berger, 55, of Bridgton passed away on Wednesday,
May 9 at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston.
She was born in Providence, R.I. on Nov. 30, 1956, the daughter
of Robert and Rita Cunha Palumbo. She graduated from Rhode Island
College and had been a housewife most of her life. She married Timothy
Berger on Aug. 8, 1993. She was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist
Church in Conway, N.H.
She is survived by her husband of Bridgton; her parents of Sebastian,
Fla.; a daughter, Breanna Berger of Bridgton; her brothers, Robert of
Orlando, Fla, Michael of Seekonk, Mass. and Daniel of Orlando, Fla.; a
sister, Ellen of Orlando, Fla.; and several nieces and nephews.
Online condolences may be shared with her family at www.chandlerfunerals.com
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, June 2 at 3 p.m. at the
Conway Seventh Day Adventist
Church in Conway, N.H.
Arrangements are under the
direction of Chandler Funeral
Homes & Cremation Service, 8
Elm Street, Bridgton.

In Loving Memory

Christopher Alois Clement
4-15-1977 ~ 5-27-2010
~❖~

I’ve had my second year in
Heaven a glorious wonderful day.
I stood with the saints
of the ages who found
the Christ the truth and
the way.
I sang with the heavenly
choir who would think.
You know how I always
loved being by the ocean
it seemed such a
wonder day with all my
loved ones around me.
Yes now I can see
why I loved it and oh
what a joy it will be, when
we see each other again.
So dear ones on
Earth here’s my greeting
look up till the day
dawn appears and oh what
an ocean awaits us
beyond our parting tears.
— LOVE
Mom, Ritchie & Julie

Hazel Evelyn Ellis passed on from
this life in comfort and peace after a short
illness. Her two sons, Gene (Chipper)
Ellis of Westbrook, and James (Jim) Ellis
of Newark, Del. were with her in the last
hours.
She was born Hazel Evelyn Morton at
Elm Dale Farm in Edes Falls, the youngest
of Ansel and Ola Morton’s four children.
Educated at the Edes Falls Elementary
School, she graduated from Casco High
School in 1941. After jobs at the Thomas
Lodge in South Casco and a factory in
Westbrook, she went to Connecticut to
work in a defense plant making parts for
aircraft radios in the war effort.
On their lunch break in May, 1945, she
married Ashley Ellis of Bolsters Mills, and after the war ended they
returned there to make a home and start a family. At her mother’s passing
in 1956 the family, now four, moved back to Elm Dale Farm and the heart
of her family. After raising her sons and at Ashley’s retirement she began a
25-year career working at Lighthouse Realty on the causeway in Naples. In
those years she and Ashley became avid square dancers. They also bicycled
far and wide for fun and exercise.
When Ashley passed on in 2000 she left Elm Dale Farm for the last
time to move closer to Chipper in Westbrook. At age 77 she put her bicycle
away and began to walk the area around her new home, rain or shine, in
heat or cold and made many new friends along the way. She marveled at a
flock of 30 or more wild turkeys that walked daily through her front lawn
and could stand in her driveway in the morning as they flew down out of
their nesting trees all around her. She came to understand that if you look
for it, even a little, every day is an adventure. Her last year was spent at the
Inn at Village Square in Gorham.
She was predeceased by her husband Ashley, sister Mona Webber, and
brother Charles (Buster) Morton; and is survived by her brother, James
(Coot) Morton, sisters-in-law, Evelyn Morton, Lorraine Morton, and
Patricia Welch, her sons, Gene and wife Deborah, and James and wife
Mary Anne, and her grandchildren, Jonathan and Kathryn, along with
many nieces and nephews.
The family would like to express their deep gratitude to the staff of the
Inn at Village Square in Gorham and the nurses of 4B in Mercy Hospital,
Portland for their loving, respectful care of Hazel in her last months and
hours.
In lieu of flowers donations to either the Naples Public Library or
Rescue Squad would be appreciated.
There will be a private family gathering at the Edes Falls Cemetery in
the summer.
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George Brett
George Brett, of Cape Elizabeth and
Waterford, Maine, passed away May 15,
2012. He was born in Boston, Mass.,
March 23, 1923, lived in Brookline,
Mass., and attended school there until
1936 when the family moved to Newton,
Mass. A graduate of Kimball Union
Academy in 1941, he attended Harvard
College with the class of 1945 and graduated from Babson College Class of 1948.
In World War II he enlisted in the
Army Air Corps and trained as an aerial
navigator serving with the Seventh Air Force flying missions over the
Philippines, China and Japan. During the Korean Conflict he was recalled
and flew his combat tour over North Korea in the Fifteenth Air Force.
In 1954 Mr. Brett was married to the former Virginia Harvey. While
they lived in Brookline, Mass., he was active in All Saints Church, serving
on the Vestry and as Treasurer for five years. After moving to Waban,
Mass., he was active in The Parish of Good Shepherd, again serving on the
Vestry and a term as Treasurer.
A Chartered Financial Analyst, Mr. Brett spent most of his working life
as a portfolio manager, retiring from the Bank of New England in 1983.
Mr. Brett devoted much time to various charities but most particularly
in working for the mentally retarded. He was a cofounder of The
Freedman Activity Center at the Fernald School in Waltham, Mass., serving on the Board and as Treasurer, as well as serving as Treasurer of The
Fernald League for Retarded Children.
He had many hobbies. With the exception of woodworking he preferred activities out of doors: gardening (as long as it was vegetables) and
was an avid fly fisherman. One of his children remarked “you always
knew where to find Daddy. If there was open water with a fish in it he
would be there.”
In 1986 he moved to Maine permanently when he married Deborah
Lombard Farnsworth. They made their home in Cape Elizabeth. He continued activity with local charities, preferring to focus on fundraising. He
was a trustee of the Maine College of Art.
Mr. Brett is survived by his wife, Deborah Lombard Brett, his daughter, Nancy Brett of Waterford, and his granddaughter, McKinley Page of
Waterford. Mr. Brett is survived also by his three stepchildren, Thomas
Farnsworth of Fort Collins, Colo., David Farnsworth of South Royalton,
Vt. and Christian Farnsworth of South Portland, Maine, and by seven stepgrandchildren. Mr. Brett was predeceased by his son, George Robert Brett
II, in 1979, his first wife, Virginia, in 1984, his stepdaughter Deborah
Farnsworth in 2002, and by his daughter, Carolyn Brett, in 2009.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, May 25, 2012 at St.
Albans Church in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. The family has requested no
flowers. Memorial gifts can be made to charities reflecting Mr. Brett’s
strong commitment to care and education of intellectually-disabled children or to a charity of your choice.
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Obituaries

May 24, 2012, The Bridgton News, Page D

Carleton H. Rugg

Charles E. Monty

Judith A. Burnham

TITUSVILLE, FLA. — Carlton Henry
Rugg died Jan. 11, 2012 at Titusville Parrish
Hospital in Titusville, Fla.
He was born April 18, 1938, in Stoneham,
attended Gould Academy and graduated from
Bridge Academy in Gardiner.
He married Esther Davis in 1959 and was
married 20 years, then divorced. They had
four daughters, April, Lorrie, Christine and
Carla; and a son, Christof. He married Pamela
Watts Pierce, his surviving widow, Aug. 6,
1982. They resided in Albany and Oak Hill,
Fla.
He worked with Lucas Tree Service,
Sunday River Tree Service, Wilner Wood
Products and Bethel Furniture Company. He
mowed for several towns, Sunday River Ski
Area, Oxford Airport and numerous private jobs. He also did private
tree jobs locally. He enjoyed his extended family and spending time with
friends, dancing, hunting, gardening, four-wheeling and motorcycling.
He was a member of the Christian Motorcyclist Association for many
years. He was also a member of the Congregational Church of Albany.
He fulfilled a life goal by hiking the Appalachian Trail after he retired
at age 62.
He is survived by his wife, Pamela; daughters, April, Terry Swett,
Lorrie Bean, Christine Perkins and Carla Rugg; son, Christof Rugg;
three stepsons, Kevin Pierce, Roy, Jr., (Sam) Pierce and Newton Pierce;
two sisters, Deanna Andrews and Alberta Ridlon; five grandsons and
four granddaughters; six stepgrandsons and three stepgranddaughters;
10 great-granddaughters and two great-grandsons; a step-great-grandson
and a step-great-granddaughter; numerous nieces and nephews, greatnieces and nephews and great-great-nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by his parents, Chesley Henry Rugg and Christine
Iva Burgess Rugg Lowe Kimball; stepfathers George Lowe and Leonard
Kimball; two sisters, Mildred Barker and Iva Fox; and a grandson.
At Carlton’s request, instead of flowers, donations can be made to
the Albany Congregational Church Scholarship Fund. Contact Melissa
Corriveau at 207-824-3059 or mail to: 1556 Hunt’s Corner Road, Albany
Township, ME 04217.
Memorial services will be May 26, at 1 p.m. at the Albany
Congregational Church. Food and fellowship will be available downstairs after the service.

FRYE ISLAND — Charles E. Monty, 85,
formerly of Augusta, died on Monday, May
14, 2012.
He was born on March 9, 1927, in
Plainfield, Conn., the son of Arthur and Mary
Louise (Bromley) Monty. He was a graduate
of Northeastern University, where he received
a bachelor of science degree in Electrical
Engineering. He joined Central Maine Power
Company in 1950.
While continuing his career at CMP,
he received a master’s degree in Business
Administration from the University of Maine.
He was a member of the Augusta Rotary Club
and deacon of the South Parish Congregational
Church. Since the start of his career, he
advanced through the positions of superintendent of Stations, operating
engineer-Electrical, assistant manager-Production Operations, vice president and manager of Production Operations and senior vice president
for Engineering and Production. He was named president and CEO in
August of 1983. At that time, he was also elected president of Maine
Yankee Atomic Power Company. In 1987, a new hydroelectric station in
Lewiston was dedicated as the Charles E. Monty Hydroelectric Station.
He retired from CMP in 1989 and continued to serve as chairman
of the board of Maine Yankee and a board member of CMP until 1997.
After that, he consulted on several engineering projects, which interested
him, including the development of wind power in the United States.
During his retirement, Charlie remained active and busy. He spent
most of his time at his cherished Frye Island home, where he walked
a five-mile loop daily. He also enjoyed traveling the United States and
abroad, continually learning new things, solving puzzles, and spending
time with his children and friends.
Charlie was predeceased by his former wife, Pauline (Weeman)
Monty; his eldest son, Charles E. Monty Jr.; and his sister, Winifred
Palmer.
Charlie is survived by a son Nathan Monty of Charlton, Mass.;
three daughters, Mary Germani of Tega Cay, S.C., Violetta Priestley of
Portland and Marcia Black of Falmouth; a daughter-in-law, Diane Monty
of Raymond; 14 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; several nieces
and nephews.
Visitation will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 26, at the
Dolby Funeral Chapel, River Road, Windham. A funeral service will follow the visitation at 4 p.m. at the chapel with the Rev. Scott Black officiating. Interment will be on Sunday at the Evergreen Cemetery, Portland.
For online condolences, please visit www.dolbyfuneralchapels.com

WEST BALDWIN — Judith A. (Lewis) Burnham, 69, formerly
of Standish, passed away peacefully at her daughter’s home in West
Baldwin with family at her side on Thursday, May 17, 2012.
Judy was the first child of Louise Todd and Thomas V. Atkins.
Judy was a dearly loved mother, grandmother and sister. She was
an accomplished knitter and quilter, and many family members were
privileged to have received beautiful handmade quilts lovingly sewn by
her. She gardened and planted beautiful flowers throughout her life and
found the preserving and canning of garden vegetables to be particularly
rewarding.
Recently, she began designing and creating her own jewelry. This
hobby brought her a great deal of joy and satisfaction. Judy was always
creating and sharing in countless ways, be it her cooking, her sewing,
other crafts, or her love and listening ear.
She will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved her.
Judy was predeceased by her husband, Clyde E. Burnham III; both
parents; and a younger brother, Thomas.
She leaves behind two aunts; and seven siblings, Randolph T. Atkins
of Tijeras, N.M., Sandy L. Ellis of New Gloucester, John Hunt and Lewis
Hunt of Oxnard, Calif., Rex W. Lewis of Raymond, Craig N. Lewis of
Standish and Bonnie T. Lewis of Raymond; children, Kimberly L.
Metcalf of West Baldwin, Robin A. Lewis of Barrington, N.H., Wendy
L. Shaw of Casco, Scott J. Lewis of Monmouth, Elizabeth A. Burnham
of Augusta, Sandra T. Burnham of Windham, Judy L. McDonald of
South Paris and Clyde E. Burnham IV of Westbrook; 13 grandchildren
and five great-grandchildren.
There were no visiting hours. Funeral services were held at the
Standish Congregational Church, UCC, Oak Hill Road, Standish, on
Monday, May 21, 2012, at 2 p.m. Burial followed in the Dow’s Corner
Cemetery, Standish.
Donations may be sent in Judy’s memory to: Androscoggin Home
Care & Hospice, 15 Strawberry Ave., Lewiston, ME 04240.

WESTBROOK — Florence (Tucker)
Mains, 87, of Westbrook, passed away on
May 17, 2012, at Gosnell Memorial Hospice
House in Scarborough following a brief illness.
She leaves her husband, who was the love
of her life and friend for 64 and a half years,
Ernest W. Mains Jr.
Born in Dyer Brook to Charles and Myrtle
(Wise) Tucker, she grew up in Freedom. She
was a member of the First Baptist Church,
Westbrook, a dedicated Sunday school teacher, a person who actively lived out her faith.
Florence was a Past Matron in the Order of
the Eastern Star and was very active for over
50 years.
In her early years, she worked at Howard
Johnson’s Restaurant in Portland, and also at Sebago Moc in Westrook
for four years.
Florence loved her family and stayed active in their lives. She enjoyed
listening to Christian music and playing a variety of card games with
friends and family. She loved jigsaw puzzles and cookouts with her family. She also enjoyed many years vacationing in Thorndike, back in the
area where she grew up.
Florence was predeceased by her oldest son, Carleton in 1996; and
her granddaughter.
She is also survived by a son, Robert of Standish; a daughter, Frances
Mains of Westbrook; nine grandchildren including Tracy Gedicks of
Raymond and Jason Linscott of Sebago; 17 great-grandchildren; one
great-great-grandchild; two sisters, Mary Osmond Spiller of Westbrook
and Beatrice Constable of Unity; a brother, Harold of Westbrook; and
many nieces and nephews.
Visiting hours were held on Monday, May 21, 2012, from 6 to 8
p.m., at the Dolby Funeral Chapel, 434 River Road., Windham. Funeral
services were held at First Baptist Church, 733 Main Street, Westbrook,
on Tuesday, May 22, 2012, at 10 a.m. Burial followed at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Westbrook. Online condolences may be expressed at www.
dolbyfuneralchapels.com
In lieu of flowers, donations may be given in memory of Florence
Mains to: Shriners Hospital for Children, 516 Carew St., Springfield,
MA 01104 or Hospice of Southern Maine, 180 U.S. Route 1, Suite 1,
Scarborough, ME 04074.

Barbara A. Comeau
WINDHAM — Barbara Ann Crawford
Comeau, 75, of Windham, died Wednesday,
May 16, 2012 at the Gosnell Memorial
Hospice House.
Born in South Portland on March 21,
1937, she is a daughter of Earl and Grace Hill
Crawford.
Barbara spent her early childhood years
living in East Sebago and she attended Sebago
schools.
For many years, she worked for Service
Master. She enjoyed playing beano, watching television, and she was a devoted animal
lover.
She is survived by her husband of 50
years, Thomas Comeau of Bridgton; her son,
Steven Comeau of Windham; a grandson; two sisters, Connie Gonzales
of South Portland and Norma V. Thorn of Bridgton.
Services will be held at a later date. Arrangements under the direction
of A.T. Hutchins, LLC Funeral and Cremation Services, 660 Brighton
Avenue, Portland. To offer words of condolence and share memories
with the family, please go to the obituaries section at www.athutchins.
com

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WEST NEWFIELD — James A. Lavalle,
72, of West Newfield, died unexpectedly
Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at Maine Medical
Center in Portland.
He was born May 1, 1940 in Cambridge,
Mass., the son of the late Loretta and Arthur
Lavalle. He was married to Patricia Giles on
Oct. 22, 2010.
He enjoyed the outdoors — fishing, hunting, camping and raising birds.
He served in law enforcement for 32 years.
He joined the Somerville Police Department
May 11, 1965 as a patrolman. In 1977, he
was promoted to sergeant then to lieutenant
in 1979. He was assigned to the detective
bureau. He headed the homicide division and
was elevated to captain in 1980. He moved
to Kennebunk in August of 1982 to accept the chief of police position.
Chief Lavalle retired from the police department after 16 years of service
and purchased the Family & Friends Campground in Standish. After
battling non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, he sold the campground in 2004
and moved to West Newfield. He recently served as the Salmon Point
Campground manager in Bridgton.
He received numerous awards and recommendations throughout his
career in law enforcement. He received his associate’s degree in criminal
justice. He was a member of the International Association of Chiefs of
Police and a member of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine.
James was predeceased by his first wife, Joanne Lavalle.
He is survived by his wife, Patricia Lavalle; his children Jennifer
Prive, Michelle Walker, Kim Fredette, Joanne Allison, Laura Lavalle,
David Lavalle, Paul Lavalle and James Lavalle; his stepchildren, Kristie
Giles and Janie Giles; 25 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
A funeral service was held on Friday, May 18, 2012 at noon at the
Carll-Heald & Black Funeral Home, 580 Main Street, Springvale. Burial
followed at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Saco.
Those wishing to leave a message of condolence for the family should
visit www.blackfuneralhomes.com

Roberta D. Hayer
CASCO — Roberta D. Hayer, 74, of Casco
died on Friday, May 18, 2012 at the Bridgton
Health Care Center in Bridgton surrounded
by her loving family following a long and
courageous battle with Chronic Obstructive
Pulmonary Disease (COPD).
She was born in Westbrook on Aug. 5, 1937,
the daughter of the late Romeo and Lillian
(Larrivee) Harvey. Growing up in Westbrook,
she married Francis W. Hayer in 1957. She
went on to work at several area retail stores
including Saunders Brothers Dowel Mill. In
1970, the family moved to Casco to a home
that was constructed by her husband, family
members and friends. She went on to work
many years at Sebago Moc in Bridgton while
raising her beloved family. She enjoyed the outdoors including fishing, camping and the beach.
She shared 48 years of marriage with the late Francis W. Hayer, who
died in 2005.
Family members include a son, Gary Hayer of Standish; two daughters,
Cindy Gedney of Naples and Vickie Hayer of Merced, Calif.; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; a brother, Eugene Harvey of South
China; a sister, Marcia Lally of Burlington, Mass.; and several nieces,
nephews and cousins.
A Service of Remembrance will be held at the Dolby Funeral Chapel,
434 River Road, Windham on Friday, May 25, 2012 at 12 p.m. Relatives
and friends are welcome to visit with the family at the funeral home on
Friday from 10:30 a.m. until the hour of the service. Burial will follow the
service in the St. Hyacinth Cemetery, Westbrook. For online condolences,
please visit the funeral home website at www.dolbyfuneralchapels.com
If desired, donations may be made to: The Bridgton Health Care
Activities Fund, attn: Dea Dea Robbins, 186 Portland Street, Bridgton,
ME 04009.

A graveside service will be held for
William W. Haynes at 11 a.m. Saturday, June
2 at Elm Vale Cemetery in South Waterford
followed by a gathering at the Wilkins House.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made
to the Elm Vale Cemetery Gate Restoration
Fund, Town of Waterford, 366 Valley Road,
04088.

The Austin Team
Whether “hunting” for a
home, or thinking of selling
one, put Ray and Buck
to work for you.
Buck knows waterfront!
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PORTLAND — Edith Luella Meserve Rice, 88, formerly of South
Portland, passed away from Alzheimer’s disease on May 20, 2012, at the
Barron Center in Portland.
Mrs. Rice was born in Hiram, the daughter of Harry Douglass and
Pearl Marion Lombard Meserve. She was educated in Hiram schools
and was valedictorian of Porter High School in 1942. She later graduated
from Gorham State Teachers College in 1946, became a certified Lip
Reading Teacher in 1950 and received her master’s degree in Education
from the University of Maine in Orono in 1966.
On Aug. 16, 1946, she married Richard Nash Rice in South Hiram.
He passed away in 1991 after 45 years of marriage.
While she was in high school, Mrs. Rice worked at the Kezar Falls
Woolen Mill. From 1946-1949, she was an elementary school teacher in
Orono; from 1951-1952, she taught a Lip Reading Class at North School
in Portland; from 1960-1961, she taught at the Hebrew Day School in
Portland; and from 1950-1952 and 1961-1983, she was a teacher in the
Portland public school system. She was especially proud of the science
program that she developed for the Portland school system.
Mrs. Rice was a member of the Orono United Methodist Church,
the Clark Memorial United Methodist Church in Portland and the First
United Methodist Church in South Portland.
She volunteered at the Ronald McDonald House in Portland, knitted hats for the preemie babies in the NICU at Maine Medical Center,
distributed food for Meals on Wheels, and served on many committees
in her churches.
She was an avid and knowledgeable collector of books, stamps, postcards, rocks and minerals, shells, dishes, and porcelain cows. She was
also a member of South Hiram 4-H Club, Porter High School Alumni
Association, Women’s Literary Union in Portland, Alpha Delta Kappa
Sorority for Educators, Gorham State Teachers Alumni Association,
Cumberland County Retired Teachers Association, and Makaria Circle
at Clark Memorial United Methodist Church. She also served on the
Board of Directors for the Eunice Frye Home and the Portland Teachers
Federal Credit Union.
Her special memories include her love of teaching children, being the
first girl to participate in the Soap Box Derby in Cornish, and winning
the race at the age of 12, traveling to Newfoundland three times as well
as throughout the eastern part of the United States with Dick, and spending time with her cherished friend Marvis Batchelder.
Mrs. Rice was predeceased by her stepbrothers, Leroy Wadsworth
and Clifford Wadsworth; and Godson Jamie Batchelder.
She is survived by her children, Sally Newell of South Portland,
Susan Brown of South Portland and Shirley Minster of Gray; her seven
grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; her sister, Mary Wadsworth
Corey; her two nephews and her goddaughter.
At Mrs. Rice’s request, there will be a graveside service at 11 a.m. on
Thursday at the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery in Hiram. Online condolences
may be expressed at www.hobbsfuneralhome.com.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to:
The Cumberland County Retired Educators Association (CCREA)
Scholarship Fund, care of Nancy Randall Clark, 6 Randall Rd., Freeport,
ME 04032 or to the Spina Bifida Association of Greater New England,
care of sbaMass, 219 East Main St., Suite 100B, Milford, MA 01757.

A comprehensive eye exam will diagnose eye problems like astigmatism, cataracts, and farsightedness
to name a few, but did you know that an eye exam
can go a long way in detecting other health concerns like diabetes and high blood pressure?

RAYMOND — Hole In The
Wall Studioworks is pleased to
welcome a new artist, CarenMarie Michel, to the gallery.
Michel is a fulltime Maine
studio artist, and she is a devoted plein air painter. Her paintings explore the urban, industrial and pastoral images of
Maine. She has had numerous
exhibits throughout Maine and
New England.
Currently, she is in a threeartist group show at the Hole In
The Wall Gallery. The two other

Maine artists in this exhibit are:
Laurie Rothrock, whose large
colorful abstract paintings are
beautiful and compelling, and
Tracy Sunday Mastro, who is
showing her new imaginary
organic forms that resemble
something seen in the woods
or a pond. These are little treasures of hand-formed copper
and kiln-fired layers of glass.
This is an interesting and varied exhibit by three accomplished
artists with a unique vision.
Stop in during the gallery’s

Memorial Weekend Open
House this Saturday, May 26
and Sunday, May 27 from 10
a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Enjoy refreshments while you view the current
exhibit, and shop the new handcraft and jewelry collections.
Hole In The Wall Studioworks
is located on Route 302 in
Raymond. Gallery hours are:
Monday to Saturday 10 a.m. to
5:30 p.m., and Sunday 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Telephone: 655-4952
or go to www.holeinthewallstudioworks.com

NAPLES — The Second
Annual Newfoundland Day will
be held at the Black Bear Café,
Route 302, on Saturday, June
2 starting at 3 p.m. This will
be a fun-filled event, featuring
a “Screeching In Ceremony,”
book signing and giveaways.
Newfoundland cuisine will be
available along with the regular
menu.
This event will bring peo-

ple together who are from
Newfoundland, as well as local
Maine people. Come and meet
Newfoundlanders and find out
more about that province. Lots
of information will be available.
Become an honorary Newfie
by taking the Newfoundland
pledge and kissing the fish. As
one person stated at last year’s
event, “This is the most hilari-

ous thing I have seen in a long
time.” Check it out at www.
theblackbearcafe.com
Enjoy Irish and Newfoundland
music by the Squid Jiggers.
Pulitzer Prize Winner Barbara
Walsh, author of August Gale: A
Father and Daughter’s Journey
into the Storm, will be selling
and signing her Newfoundlandbased book, along with raffling
off a copy.

FRYEBURG — The Leura
Hill Eastman Performing Arts
Center will once again take part
in the Met Summer Encores,
a series of screenings from
the groundbreaking Met Live
in HD series, in more than
400 movie theaters across the
United States.
This summer’s encore
series offers screenings of six
classic Live in HD transmissions: Anna Bolena (June 13),
Le Comte Ory (June 20), Don
Giovanni (June 27), Les Contes
D’Hoffmann (July 11), Lucia
Di Lammermoor (July 18) and
Der Rosenkavalier (July 25).
All screenings of the
Summer Encores will take place
on Wednesdays at 2:30 p.m.
Tickets may be ordered through
the box office by calling 9359232 or by visiting www.fryeburgacademy.org. Tickets are
$18 for adults, $15 for seniors
and $10 for students. Purchase
the full summer season and
receive one of the performances at no charge! The theater is
located at 18 Bradley Street on
the Fryeburg Academy campus.
Parking is free.
MET Summer Encores
schedule
• Wednesday, June 13, 2:30
p.m. Anna Bolena — Anna
Netrebko opens the Met
Summer Encore Season with
her portrayal of the ill-fated
queen driven insane by her
unfaithful king. She sings one
of opera’s greatest mad scenes
in this Met premiere production
by David McVicar. Ekaterina

WATERFORD — The
weekend of June 1 and 2 at
the Waterford World’s Fair fairgrounds will be all “a-buzz”
with a fundraiser of camping, a
motorcycle ride, and two passes
to the dance on Saturday night
with the Rockin’ Roadrunners.
The charge will be $40 for two
nights of camping, a bonfire
with social time Friday night,
a motorcycle ride starting at 10
a.m. to Evans Notch and back

through Bethel, and two passes
to the dance.
The fair’s food shack will
be open all day Saturday, with
the usual hamburgers, hot dogs,
French fries, soda and some
homemade desserts, and the ice
cream shop will be open for soft
serve cones for $1. The money
raised will go toward a new
freezer for the ice cream shop,
as they recently purchased a
new ice cream machine and

now need a freezer for hardserve ice cream. After the
motorcycle ride on Saturday,
there will be a bike wash for
$3 each.
Check-in time on Friday will
be 3 p.m., and checkout will
be 11 a.m. Sunday. The fee
for just the bike ride (without
camping) is $10, and the dance
without camping costs $10 per
person. For more information
or to make reservations, contact

Penny Hill at 461-5466.
Those who come will see
many new improvements at the
fairgrounds, such as the new
ATV and antique tractor pulling track, a food shop that has
been added to the livestock
office, a new surface on the
show ring, the area where the
camping will be, and the door
and window that have been
added to the secretary office,
just to mention a few.

SCARBOROUGH MARSH is a 24-inch by 24-inch each, Diptych, acrylic on canvas by CarenMarie Michel, who is one of three artists being featured at Hole in the Wall Studioworks in
Raymond.

Exhibit at Hole In The Wall

Annual Newfoundland Day

Waterford World’s Fair to host benefit

Six encore presentations of
operas will be screened on
select Wednesday afternoons,
June 13 through July 25.
Gubanova is her rival, Jane
Seymour, Ildar Abdrazakov
sings Henry VIII, and Marco
Armiliato conducts.
• Wednesday, June 20, 2:30
p.m. Le Comte Ory — Rossini’s
vocally dazzling comedy stars
bel canto sensation Juan Diego
Flórez in the title role of this
Met premiere production. He
vies with mezzo-soprano Joyce
DiDonato, in the trouser role
of Isolier, for the love of the
lonely Countess Adèle, sung by
soprano Diana Damrau.
• Wednesday, June 27, 2:30
p.m. Don Giovanni — Mariusz
Kwiecien brings his youthful
and sensual interpretation of
Mozart’s timeless anti-hero to
the Met for the first time, under
the direction of Tony Award®-

winning director Michael
Grandage and with James
Levine conducting. Also starring Marina Rebeka, Barbara
Frittoli, Ramón Vargas, and
Luca Pisaroni.
• Wednesday, July 11, 2:30
p.m. Les Contes D’Hoffmann
— Offenbach’s fictionalized
take on the life and loves of
the German Romantic writer
E.T.A. Hoffmann is a fascinating psychological journey. Met
Music Director James Levine
conducts Joseph Calleja in the
tour-de-force title role. Bartlett
Sher directs.
• Wednesday, July 18, 2:30
p.m. Lucia Di Lammermoor
— Natalie Dessay triumphed as
the fragile heroine of Donizetti’s
masterpiece on Opening Night
of the 2007–08 season in Mary
Zimmerman’s hit production.
Now she returns to the role
of the innocent young woman
driven to madness, opposite
Joseph Calleja, who plays her
lover Edgardo.
• Wednesday, July 25, 2:30
p.m. Der Rosenkavalier —
Strauss’s comic masterpiece of
love and intrigue in 18th-century Vienna stars Renée Fleming
as the aristocratic Marschallin
and Susan Graham in the trouser
role of her young lover. Edo de
Waart conducts a cast that also
includes Kristinn Sigmundsson
and Thomas Allen.
For more information about
the Met Summer 2012 Encores
visit www.metoperafamily.org/
metopera/liveinhd/summer-hdencores.aspx

CARVINGS EXHIBIT — Fans of the wood carvings of
William Janelle will be happy to know that his work has found
a home at Winterford Galleries on Main Street in Bridgton.
Janelle previously owned a gallery in the area, but has been
working on other projects in the past few years. This summer,
Janelle will be displaying his skill on the porch of Winterford
Galleries during one of the Art Walks.

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Arts & entertainment

Page 12D, The Bridgton News, May 24, 2012

Masse and Wilson to perform at The Brick Church
LOVELL — What can you
expect when you pair Heather
Masse with Jed Wilson, and
place them in a venue with
perfect acoustics? A stunning,
intoxicating, extravaganza of
jazz, folk and blues.
The Brick Church for the
Performing Arts in Lovell,
Maine is pleased to welcome
Heather home and to introduce
Jed to the neighborhood for this
once-in-a-lifetime benefit concert on Thursday, June 7.
This dynamic and engaging duo performs in theaters
and venues across the country, including guest spots on
Garrison Keillor’s A Prairie
Home Companion. They have
been kind enough to lend their
talents to help Lovell’s historic Brick Church — now a
well-loved performance space
— raise funds to rebuild its
belfry.
New York-based singer-songwriter Heather Masse grew up
in rural Maine and began singing at an early age. Trained at
the New England Conservatory
of Music as a jazz singer, she
is steeped in the jazz tradi-

Heather Masse
tion, which informs her distinct
approach to singing folk, pop
and bluegrass. A member of the
Billboard-charting folk super
group, The Wailin’ Jennys,
Heather has performed at top
venues, sharing the stage with
the world’s most acclaimed pop,
classical and jazz acts, including
Elvis Costello, Wynton Marsalis,
Sheryl Crow, Bruce Cockburn,
Joan Osborne, Bruce Hornsby

and the Boston Pops Orchestra.
She has been a frequent guest
on A Prairie Home Companion,
both as a solo performer and as
a member of The Jennys.
Heather’s many recordings include her solo debut
album “Bird Song” (Red
House Records, 2009). The
Wailin’ Jennys’ newest recording, “Bright Morning Stars”
(February 2011, Red House),

features original songs from
all three members of the band
and was nominated for a Juno
Award. Recently, Heather’s
song Bird Song from “Bright
Morning Stars” won first prize
in the duo/group category at the
International Acoustic Music
Awards.
Jed Wilson grew up in
Gladstone, Oregon, and began
studying piano at a young age.
As a teenager, he was an active
performer on the Portland,
Oregon jazz scene, and won
prestigious awards (including
Downbeat Magazine’s “Best
High School Jazz Soloist” honor
three years in a row). Wilson
received a bachelor’s degree
in Jazz Performance from New
England Conservatory in 2004.
While still a student at NEC, he
formed a long-standing musical
partnership with renowned jazz
vocalist (and NEC faculty member) Dominique Eade. The duo
has toured widely, and in 2006
released a critically acclaimed
CD that appeared on many of
the year’s Top 10 album lists. In
his review, Bill Beuttler of The
Boston Globe wrote, “Wilson’s

Jed Wilson
piano work, skilled and subtle,
made plain why a guy so young
has become Eade’s duo partner
of choice.”
Jed currently resides in
Lovell. He not only teaches
jazz piano at the University of
Southern Maine in Gorham and
at Mountain Top Music, but
also finds the time to astound
local church congregations with
his enviable organ virtuosity.
Heather and Jed met as jazz

students at The New England
Conservatory of Music and
have been performing together
ever since — for more than 10
years. Their live show mixes a
range of music: original, folk,
jazz, blues, and country. Their
collaboration has resulted in two
albums and a host of appearances across North America. In
2008, Heather released “Many
Moons,” an EP of jazz-inspired
folk duets with Jed.
It is rare indeed to hear artists like Heather and Jed in
an informal, local setting. The
concert audience will enjoy an
extraordinary opportunity and
help support the efforts of the
Brick Church for the Performing
Arts to restore a great local
architectural masterpiece.
The Masse-Wilson concert
will take place on Thursday,
June 7, at 7:30 p.m., at the Brick
Church for the Performing
Arts on Christian Hill Road
in Lovell. Tickets are $15 and
will be available at the door;
refreshments will be served at
intermission. For more information, call 925-2792 or go to
www.lovellbrickchurch.org

Saco River Theatre hosts
special one-time screening
BUXTON — A special, onetime screening of Dan Wood’s
documentary, Making of West,
will be presented on Saturday,
June 2 at 7:30 p.m. at the Saco
River Theatre (29 Salmon Falls
Road) in Buxton.
The feature film, 40 WEST,
written by and starring Jennifer
Nichole Porter, directed by Dana
Packard, and featuring the late
Scott Winters, Brian A. White,
Kathleen Kimball, and legendary entertainer Wayne Newton,
was shot entirely in Buxton and

Hollis in April and May of 2010
— primarily on a set built in the
Saco River Grange Hall (now
The Saco River Theatre.)
Since its premiere in New
York City in October, 2011,
the critically acclaimed film has
won or been nominated for 16
U.S. and international awards.
Dan Wood’s 40-minute documentary chronicles the making of 40 WEST, and includes
multiple interviews and great
footage of all aspects of the
production.

After the screening, delicious food will be provided by
Wayne Tuohey of Cue Culture.
Jennifer, Dana and other members of the cast and crew will
be on hand to chat. If you are
interested in the nuts and bolts
of independent filmmaking,
this event is not to be missed!
The documentary is suitable for
all ages.
Tickets are $14 for adults,
$12 for students and seniors.
Reservations are strongly
advised. Call 207-929-5412.

The Making of West documentary offers an inside look at the production of the acclaimed
film.

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